Caltex Socceroos Head Coach Graham Arnold today announced the twenty-four players that have been selected to represent Australia for the team’s fourth match on the road to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.
Australia will play Jordan in Amman next Thursday (local time), and Arnold has selected a slightly extended squad for the fixture in the Middle East as Hertha Berlin ace Mathew Leckie awaits the birth of his second child.
Australia’s squad to play Jordan at the King Abdullah II Stadium in Amman next week features the return to national team action for Scotland-based attacking duo Tom Rogic and Martin Boyle, Western United defender Josh Risdon, respected defender Trent Sainsbury, experienced goalkeeper Adam Federici, as well as emerging Barnsley FC midfielder Kenny Dougall.
“There are a few minor injury issues with some players who were part of our successful October window – including Mark Milligan, Jamie Maclaren, and Mustafa Amini – so we felt it was important to select players that physically will hit the ground running in Amman,” Arnold explained.
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“Overall I am delighted with the strength and balance of the squad that we have selected to play Jordan next week. We will have three training sessions together before the match, and with competition for places for every starting position I expect I will have to make some tough decisions.”
The Caltex Socceroos defeated Kuwait 3-0 (away) to kick-off their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualification campaign in September, before defeating Nepal 5-0 (home) and Chinese Taipei 7-1 (away) last month.
Australia’s match against Jordan will be broadcast live in Australia on FOX SPORTS, ABC TV, Kayo Sports, and via the My Football Live App, Live, Fast and Data Free for Telstra mobile customers.
Caltex Socceroos 24-Player Squad | 11-14 November 2019 | FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ & AFC Asian Cup China 2023™ - Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2
|
Name |
Club, Country |
A-International Caps (Goals) |
|
Aziz BEHICH |
Istanbul Başakşehir, Turkey |
38 (2) |
|
Brandon BORRELLO |
SC Freiburg, Germany |
3 (0) |
|
Martin BOYLE |
Hibernian FC, Scotland |
3 (2) |
|
Milos DEGENEK |
Red Star Belgrade, Serbia |
28 (1) |
|
Kenneth DOUGALL |
Barnsley FC, England |
0 (0) |
|
Adam FEDERICI (Gk) |
Stoke City FC, England |
16 (0) |
|
Apostolos GIANNOU |
AEK Larnaca, Cyprus |
12 (2) |
|
Craig GOODWIN |
Al-Wehda, Saudi Arabia |
5 (0) |
|
Rhyan GRANT |
Sydney FC, Australia |
11 (0) |
|
Ajdin HRUSTIC |
FC Groningen, Netherlands |
3 (0) |
|
Jackson IRVINE |
Hull City, England |
33 (5) |
|
James JEGGO |
Austria Wien, Austria |
4 (0) |
|
Mathew LECKIE |
Hertha BSC, Germany |
63 (11) |
|
Awer MABIL |
FC Midtylland, Denmark |
13 (4) |
|
Aaron MOOY |
Brighton & Hove Albion, England |
42 (6) |
|
Andrew REDMAYNE (Gk) |
Sydney FC, Australia |
1 (0) |
|
Josh RISDON |
Western United FC, Australia |
14 (0) |
|
Mathew RYAN (Gk) |
Brighton & Hove Albion, England |
58 (0) |
|
Tom ROGIC |
Glasgow Celtic FC, Scotland |
46 (9) |
|
Trent SAINSBURY |
Maccabi Haifa FC, Israel |
47 (3) |
|
Brad SMITH |
Seattle Sounders FC, United States of America |
21 (0) |
|
Harry SOUTTAR |
Fleetwood Town, England |
2 (4) |
|
Adam TAGGART |
Suwon Bluewings, Korea Republic |
10 (5) |
|
Bailey WRIGHT |
Bristol City, England |
24 (1) |
Next Match – Caltex Socceroos – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and AFC Asian Cup China 2023™ – Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2
Jordan v Australia
Date: Thursday, 14 November 2019
Venue: King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan
Kick-off: 6.00pm (local); 3.00am AEDT – Friday, 15 November 2019
Broadcast: Live in Australia on FOX SPORTS, ABC TV, Kayo Sports, and via the My Football Live App, Live, Fast and Data Free for Telstra mobile customers
