The Subway Socceroos will play its fifth and sixth international friendlies of 2023 when it faces England and New Zealand on Saturday 5:45am (AEDT) and Wednesday 5:45am (AEDT).
This will be the first of two historic clashes which will see the Subway Socceroos take on the Three Lions at a sold-out Wembley Stadium, the first time an Australian side has appeared at one of world football’s most iconic venues.
A clash with the All Whites follows which will be played at the Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford with the recently rediscovered New Zealand and Australia Soccer Ashes Trophy to be taken home by the winner. The prize makes its official return after being missing for almost 70 years.
Here is everything you need to know about the Subway Socceroos' clashes in London.
Our squad
Graham Arnold named a strong 23-player squad which has seen the return of 31-year-old midfielder Massimo Luongo for the first time in over four years as well as maiden selection for Hibernian full-back Lewis Miller.
Initially named in the squad, Riley McGree had to withdraw due to an injury sustained with Middlesbrough and was subsequently replaced by Aiden O'Neill.
Three additional train on players have also been called up in Alex Robertson, Mohamed Toure and Patrick Yazbek.
| Name | Current Club, Country | ‘A’ Caps (Goals) | Junior Club (Member Federation/Country) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keanu BACCUS | St Mirren FC, Scotland | 8 (0) | Parklea FC / Football New South Wales |
| Aziz BEHICH | Melbourne City FC, Australia | 59 (2) | Meadow Park SC / Football Victoria |
| Brandon BORRELLO | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | 7 (1) | Modbury Jets SC / Football South Australia |
| Jordy BOS | K.V.C Westerlo, Belgium | 2 (0) | Hoppers Crossing SC / Football Victoria |
| Martin BOYLE | Hibernian FC, Scotland | 20 (6) | Lewis United FC / Montrose FC (Scotland) |
| Cameron BURGESS | Ipswich Town FC, England | 1 (0) | ECU Joondalup / Football West |
| Alessandro CIRCATI | Parma Calcio 1913, Italy | 0 | Perth Soccer Club / Football West |
| Milos DEGENEK | FK Crvena zvezda, Serbia | 45 (1) | Blacktown City FC / Football New South Wales |
| Mitchell DUKE | FC Machida Zelvia, Japan | 28 (9) | Liverpool Rangers SC / Football New South Wales |
| Craig GOODWIN | Al Wehda FC, Saudi Arabia | 15 (2) | Munno Para City FC / Football South Australia |
| Thomas GLOVER (Gk) | Middlesbrough FC, England | 0 | Menai Hawks / Football New South Wales |
| Jackson IRVINE | FC St Pauli, Germany | 56 (8) | Ringwood City SC / Football Victoria |
| Massimo LUONGO | Ipswich Town FC, England | 43 (6) | APIA Leichhardt FC / Football New South Wales |
| Awer MABIL | Grasshopper Club Zürich, Switzerland | 32 (9) | Saint Augustines FC / Football South Australia |
| Connor METCALFE | FC St. Pauli, Germany | 9 (0) | South Cardiff FC / Northern NSW Football |
| Lewis MILLER | Hibernian FC, Scotland | 0 | Pittwater RSL FC / Football New South Wales |
| Aiden O’NEILL | Standard de Liège, Belgium | 4 (0) | University of Queensland Football Club (Formerly Kenmore FC) / Football Queensland |
| Andrew REDMAYNE (Gk) | Sydney FC, Australia | 4 (0) | Gosford City Dragons FC / Football NSW |
| Kye ROWLES | Heart of Midlothian FC, Scotland | 11 (0) | Palm Beach SC / Football Queensland |
| Mathew RYAN (Gk) (Cpt) | AZ Alkmaar, Netherland | 82 (0) | Blacktown City FC / Football New South Wales |
| Sam SILVERA | Middlesbrough FC, England | 1 (0) | Blacktown City FC / Football New South Wales |
| Harry SOUTTAR | Leicester City FC, England | 17 (7) | Brechin City Boys Club (Scotland) |
| Ryan STRAIN | St Mirren FC, Scotland | 2 (0) | Aston Villa FC (UK) |
Head-to-head vs England
Played: 7
Wins: 1
Draws: 2
Losses: 4
Head-to-head vs New Zealand
Played: 64
Wins: 40
Draws: 11
Losses: 13
Current FIFA Rankings
Australia - 27
England - 4
New Zealand - 104
What they said
Graham Arnold
We are going through a bit more of a rebuild situation at the moment process and when you look at the squad overall, there are 11 players who've had less than 10 caps, there's five or six players that have had between 11 and 20. So it's quite an inexperienced squad. And I did feel with Mexico that when I took off the Mitchell Duke or Jackson Irvine, got injured and we lost that little bit of experience and with the retirement of Aaron Mooy and obviously Tommy Rogic now, we're going through that process of introducing some younger players. It's going to be great to bring in those three train on players in Mohamed Toure, Patrick Yazbek and Alexander Robertson. So all that does is add more depth for the future.
Harry Souttar
Obviously as good as England are and obviously the iconic venue it is but ultimately, it's a game of football. Like you said, with the experiences we've had with the World Cup, you know, playing massive teams all over the world really and some of the venues that we've been at, it's one that we go into with excitement knowing that we can we can play on the biggest stage against the best players. And it's one that we've got, you know, full belief in ourselves, but what we can do as a group, and yeah, hopefully it will be a good night for us.
Massimo Luongo
It's nice to see everyone, players have changed, it's just nice to be back. I haven't met a lot of players but you know when Aussies meet it feels like you've known each other for a while so it's just a nice environment to come back into... I had a pretty tragic run of injuries which probably kept me out for a little bit and then if anything, it was just about getting everything right off the pitch like mentally and working hard and being happy. And before you know it, I was 30 years old 31 already. It's just one of them that I didn't really think about because I had so much else going on I needed to get right and stuff like that. So that was the priority I think I feel like a call up is like a little reward for me for working hard and getting myself back to where I needed to be.
Jackson Irvine
We've got players at different stages of their careers at the moment, players who have had, as I say, different paths and playing in different leagues at different levels. Obviously, the development of the game in the last 20 years has been quite dramatic. Across world football, not just where we are (England). And as you can say, of course, we had in 2006 we had players playing in Premier League playing at the highest level, but you know, we didn't have that in Qatar yet, you know, we performed equally as well. So of course international football is an interesting dynamic now, I think we're seeing it's less important where players play the domestic football and it's more about the dynamic of the team. And I think we've shown again against Mexico in recent weeks that we're capable of competing at this level, despite not having players that maybe play a Premier League level.
How to watch
The matches against England and New Zealand will be broadcast live and free on Australia's 'Home of Football,' Network 10 with coverage beginning from 5:30am AEDT.
The international friendly will also be streamed live via both 10 Play and Paramount+. International fans, stay tuned for more information around how you can watch the game.
As always be sure to check your local guides closer to the game.
- READ MORE: How to watch: England vs Australia
- READ MORE: How to watch: Australia vs New Zealand
Upcoming matches
England v Australia - International Friendly
Friday, 13 October
Wembley Stadium, London UK
Kick-off: 7.45pm local / 5.45am AEDT (Saturday, 14 October)
Australia v New Zealand - International Friendly
Tuesday, 17 October
Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford, London UK
Kick-off: 7.45pm local / 5.45am AEDT (Wednesday, 18 October)
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