Experienced defender Bailey Wright has been called into to the Socceroos’ squad for Australia’s forthcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar (Final Round) fixtures against Oman and Japan.
Sunderland AFC defender Wright will replace Red Star Belgrade’s Milos Degenek, who has had to withdraw from the window after returning a positive COVID-19 test.
Degenek is asymptomatic, however after returning a positive test in his pre-departure screening, he has been ruled out of the upcoming FIFA international window.
Fifteen (15) of Australia’s 25-player squad for the Socceroos’ third and fourth AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar (Final Round) matches have now arrived in Doha, with the remaining ten (10) squad members set to arrive in Qatar today.
Australia’s fixtures against Oman and Japan will be broadcast exclusively live and free in Australia on 10. Coverage of Australia’s first match in October will commence on 10 and 10 Play from 5am AEDT on Friday, 8 October 2021.
Socceroos 25-Player Squad | 4 – 12 October 2021 | FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar (Final Round)
|
Name |
Club, Country |
‘A’ Caps (Goals) |
Junior Club |
|
Daniel ARZANI |
Lommel SK, Belgium |
6 (1) |
Mascot Vipers Futsal Club (Football NSW) |
|
Aziz BEHICH |
Giresunspor, Turkey |
43 (2) |
Meadow Park SC (Football Victoria) |
|
Martin BOYLE |
Hibernian FC, Scotland |
8 (4) |
Lewis United FC/Montrose FC (Scotland) |
|
Kenneth DOUGALL |
Blackpool FC, England |
3 (0) |
Samford Rangers FC (Football Queensland) |
|
Mitchell DUKE |
Fagiano Okayama, Japan |
11 (5) |
Liverpool Rangers SC (Football NSW) |
|
Callum ELDER |
Hull City AFC, England |
1 (0) |
Manly United FC (Football NSW) |
|
Denis GENREAU |
Toulouse FC, France |
1 (0) |
Brighton SC (Football Victoria) |
|
Rhyan GRANT |
Sydney FC, Australia |
16 (1) |
Canowindra Juniors/Bathurst 75 (Football NSW) |
|
Ajdin HRUSTIC |
Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany |
9 (1) |
Heatherton United SC (Football Victoria) |
|
Chris IKONOMIDIS |
Melbourne Victory, Australia |
14 (2) |
Cronulla RSL Stingrays FC (Football NSW) |
|
Jackson IRVINE |
FC St. Pauli, Germany |
39 (6) |
Ringwood City SC (Football Victoria) |
|
James JEGGO |
Aris Thessaloniki, Greece |
7 (0) |
Green Gully SC (Football Victoria) |
|
Fran KARACIC |
Brescia Calcio, Italy |
3 (1) |
NK Lokomotiva (Croatia) |
|
Awer MABIL |
FC Midtjylland, Denmark |
19 (5) |
Saint Augustines SC (Football South Australia) |
|
Ryan MCGOWAN |
Kuwait SC, Kuwait |
21 (0) |
Para Hills Knights SC (Football South Australia) |
|
Riley MCGREE |
Birmingham City FC, England |
5 (0) |
Gawler Eagles FC (Football South Australia) |
|
Aaron MOOY |
Shanghai Port FC, China PR |
45 (6) |
Carlingford Redbacks FC (Football NSW) |
|
Tom ROGIC |
Celtic FC, Scotland |
49 (9) |
Tuggeranong United FC (Capital Football) |
|
Mathew RYAN (Gk) |
Real Sociedad, Spain |
63 (0) |
Blacktown City FC (Football NSW) |
|
Trent SAINSBURY |
KV Kortrijk, Belgium |
52 (3) |
Armadale SC (Football West) |
|
Harry SOUTTAR |
Stoke City FC, England |
7 (6) |
Brechin City Boys Club (Scotland) |
|
Adam TAGGART |
Cerezo Osaka, Japan |
14 (6) |
ECU Joondalup SC (Football West) |
|
Lawrence THOMAS (Gk) |
SønderjyskE Fodbold, Denmark |
1 (0) |
Winston Hills Bears FC (Football NSW) |
|
Danny VUKOVIC (Gk) |
NEC Nijmegen, Netherlands |
4 (0) |
St Clair United SC (Football NSW) |
|
Bailey WRIGHT |
Sunderland AFC, England |
24 (1) |
Langwarrin SC (Football Victoria) |
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar (Final Round)
Matchday 3: Australia v Oman
Date: Thursday, 7 October 2021
Venue: Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Kick-off: 9.30pm local (5.30am AEDT – Friday, 8 October 2021)
Broadcast: Live and free in Australia on 10 and 10 Play – pre-game coverage from 5am AEDT
Matchday 4: Japan v Australia
Date: Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Venue: Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan
Kick-off: 7.14pm local (9.14pm AEDT)
Broadcast: Live and free in Australia on 10 Bold and 10 Play – pre-game coverage from 8.30pm AEDT
