After securing Australia’s fifth consecutive qualification (and sixth overall appearance) via what was quite frankly a nail-biting play-off route, the Socceroos head to Qatar later this month for the 2022 FIFA World Cup with quite a capable 26-man squad.
Captained by goalkeeper Matthew Ryan, who enters his third FIFA World Cup alongside fellow threepeater Matthew Leckie, this year’s national squad features nine members of the Tokyo 2020 Olyroos: Nathaniel Atkinson, Keanu Baccus, Thomas Deng, Cameron Devlin, Joel King, Riley McGree, Kye Rowles, Harry Souttar, plus Mitchell Duke as the overage player.
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“It’s been a unique and difficult qualification campaign and we now arrive in Qatar with an exciting squad which will do everything to make Australia proud on the world stage,” said Head Coach Graham Arnold, who confirmed the homegrown representatives.
“Over the past four years, 32 players have made their debut for the national team. I want to thank every player who has helped the team over this journey. We have called upon 68 players during the qualifying campaign and every one of them has played a part in getting us here.”
“The make-up of our team reflects Australia’s multicultural landscape. Our boys come from all over the world, they all have different journeys, but we are united by one jersey.”
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Arnold added: “We have worked hard to give younger players an opportunity over the campaign, to expose them to international football, to test them against the best and I’m thrilled with the development and maturity of this group who now get a chance on the biggest stage possible.”
Looking to progress through the group stages for the first time since 2006, the Socceroos’ 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign kicks off on November 23rd at 6 AM [AEDT], when the lads face off against defending champions France at Al Janoub Stadium. This will be followed by a match against Tunisia on November 26th at 9 PM [AEDT], then Denmark on December 1st at 2 AM [AEDT].
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Check out the Socceroos squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar below.
Socceroos Squad | FIFA World Cup 2022
| Name | Current Club, Country | “A” Caps (Goals) | Junior Club (Member Federation/Country) |
| Nathaniel ATKINSON | Heart of Midlothian, Scotland | 5 (0) | Riverside Olympic FC / Football Tasmania |
| Keanu BACCUS | St Mirren, Scotland | 1 (0) | Parklea FC / Football NSW |
| Aziz BEHICH | Dundee United, Scotland | 53 (2) | Meadow Park SC / Football Victoria |
| Martin BOYLE | Hibernian FC, Scotland | 19 (5) | Lewis United FC / Montrose FC (Scotland) |
| Jason CUMMINGS | Central Coast Mariners, Australia | 1 (1) | Lothian Thistle Hutchinson Vale FC (Scotland) |
| Milos DEGENEK | Columbus Crew, USA | 38 (1) | Blacktown City FC / Football NSW |
| Thomas DENG | Albirex Niigata, Japan | 2 (0) | Adelaide Blue Eagles / Football South Australia |
| Cameron DEVLIN | Heart of Midlothian, Scotland | 1 (0) | Sutherland Sharks / Football NSW |
| Mitchell DUKE | Fagiano Okayama, Japan | 21 (8) | Liverpool Rangers SC / Football NSW |
| Craig GOODWIN | Adelaide United, Australia | 10 (1) | Munro Para City FC / Football South Australia |
| Ajdin HRUSTIC | Hellas Verona FC, Italy | 20 (3) | Heatherton United SC / Football Victoria |
| Jackson IRVINE | FC St. Pauli, Germany | 49 (7) | Ringwood City SC / Football Victoria |
| Fran KARACIC | Brescia Calcio, Italy | 11 (1) | NK Lokomotiva / Croatia |
| Joel KING | Odense Boldklub, Denmark | 4 (0) | Shellharbour Junior FC / Football NSW |
| Garang KUOL | Central Coast Mariners, Australia | 1 (0) | Goulburn Valley Suns / Football Victoria |
| Mathew LECKIE | Melbourne City FC, Australia | 73 (13) | Brimbank Stallions FC / Football Victoria |
| Awer MABIL | Cadiz CF, Spain | 29 (8) | Saint Augustines FC / Football South Australia |
| Jamie MACLAREN | Melbourne City FC, Australia | 26 (8) | Green Gully SC / Football Victoria |
| Riley MCGREE | Middlesbrough FC, England | 11 (1) | Gawler Eagles FC / Football South Australia |
| Aaron MOOY | Celtic FC, Scotland | 53 (7) | Carlingford Redbacks FC / Football NSW |
| Andrew REDMAYNE (Gk) | Sydney FC, Australia | 4 (0) | Gosford City Dragons FC / Football NSW |
| Kye ROWLES | Heart of Midlothian, Scotland | 3 (0) | Palm Beach SC / Football QLD |
| Mathew RYAN (Gk) (Cpt) | FC Copenhagen, Denmark | 75 (0) | Blacktown City FC / Football NSW |
| Harry SOUTTAR | Stoke City, England | 10 (6) | Brechin City Boys Club (Scotland) |
| Danny VUKOVIC (Gk) | Central Coast Mariners, Australia | 4 (0) | St Clair United SC / Football NSW |
| Bailey WRIGHT | Sunderland AFC, England | 27 (2) | Langwarrin SC / Football Victoria |
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