Ange Postecoglou has confirmed his 23-man squad for the Socceroos’ World Cup qualifiers in Tehran and Sydney on March 23 and March 28.
Postecoglou cut seven players for the double header against Iraq and the United Arab Emirates including Matt McKay, Awer Mabil and Alex Gersbach.
18-year-old Adelade United midfielder Riley McGree could be in line to make his international debut after he was one of the biggest surprises to make the squad.
SOCCEROOS SQUAD TO FACE IRAQ, UAE
FULL 23-MAN SQUAD BY POSITION
GOALKEEPERS
Mat Ryan (Genk, Belgium), Mitchell Langerak (Stuttgart, Germany), Danny Vukovic (Sydney FC)
DEFENDERS
Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC), Milos Degenek (Yokohama, Japan), Trent Sainsbury (Inter Milan, Italy), Rhys Williams (Perth Glory), Bailey Wright (Bristol City, England), Brad Smith (Bournemouth, England), Aziz Behich (Bursaspor, Turkey)
MIDFIELDERS
Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa, England), Mark Milligan (Baniyas, UAE), Jackson Irvine (Burton, England), Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield, England), James Jeggo (Sturm Graz, Austria), Mustafa Amini (AGF, Denmark), Riley McGree (Adelaide), Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers, England)
ATTACKERS
Tim Cahill (Melbourne City), Tomi Juric (FC Luzern, Switzerland), Mathew Leckie (FC Ingolstadt, Germany), Robbie Kruse (Liaoning Whowin, China), James Troisi (Melbourne Victory)
PLAYERS CUT
Alex Gersbach (Rosenborg, Norway), Matt McKay (Brisbane Roar), Ryan Edwards (Partick Thistle, Scotland), Awer Mabil (Esbjerg fB, Denmark), Chris Ikonomidis (AGF, Denmark), Craig Goodwin (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands), Nathan Burns (FC Tokyo, Japan)
