Australia coach Tony Popovic, on Friday, announced his 25-man squad for the friendlies against World Cup hosts United States and Canada.
He has picked young midfielder Alex Robertson – a third-generation Socceroo – whose father and grandfather both represented Australia. He won the last of his two caps against Argentina in Beijing in 2023 under former coach Graham Arnold, but has not been seen in the green-and-gold since.
Robertson is one of eight changes to the squad that whitewashed fellow World Cup qualifiers New Zealand in the two-match “Soccer Ashes” series last month.
Popovic has ended Mat Ryan’s exile after the veteran goalkeeper and regular Socceroos captain confirmed a move to La Liga team Levante last month.
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England-based winger Sam Silvera and Belgium-based midfielder Ryan Teague were among the players cut from the squad that beat New Zealand twice and extended the Socceroos’ unbeaten run to 10 matches under Popovic.
FULL SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Joe Gauci, Paul Izzo, Mat Ryan
Defenders: Jordan Bos, Cameron Burgess, Alessandro Circati, Milos Degenek, Jason Geria, Fran Karacic, Hayden Matthews, Lewis Miller, Kye Rowles
Midfielders: Max Balard, Cameron Devlin, Ajdin Hrustic, Aiden O’Neill, Connor Metcalfe, Alex Robertson, Patrick Yazbek
Forwards: Daniel Arzani, Martin Boyle, Mitch Duke, Nicholas D’Agostino, Nestory Irankunda, Mohamed Toure
Published on Oct 03, 2025