Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has today announced the 23-man squad that will take on Iraq and UAE in the opening matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup final stage qualifiers.
Postecoglou has named a squad with no uncapped players for just the second time in his reign,ย as the Socceroos look to start strongly over these two home games.
Australia will host Iraq in Perth on September 1, before travelling to Abu Dhabi for a clash with the UAE on September 6 (Sept. 7 Australian time).
The full 23-man Socceroos squad is listed below.
GOALKEEPERS
Adam Federici (Bournemouth), Mat Ryan (Valencia), Mitch Langerak (Stuttgart)
DEFENDERS
Milos Degenek (1860 Munich), Alex Gersbach (Rosenborg), Ryan McGowan (Henan Jianye), Trent Sainsbury (Jiangsu Suning), Brad Smith (Bournemouth), Matthew Spiranovic (Huangzhou Greentown), Bailey Wright (Preston North End)
MIDFIELDERS
Chris Ikonomidis (Lazio), Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion), Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace), Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers), Mark Milligan (Baniyas), Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield), Tommy Rogic (Celtic),
FORWARDS
Nathan Burns (FC Tokyo), Tim Cahill (Melbourne City), Apostolos Giannou (Guangzhou R & F), Tomi Juric (FC Luzern), Robbie Kruse (Bayer Leverkusen), Mathew Leckie (FC Ingolstadt).
