Australia will compete at the World Cup in Qatar along with several newcomers. Characteristically, 17 of the 26 players will take part in the World Cup for the first time.

Goaltender Ryan and forward Leki are the most experienced and are gearing up for their third appearance in the tournament. The biggest surprise was the absence of former Dortmund goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak. The Australian footballer announced his retirement from the national team but was then persuaded to continue.

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• Goalkeepers: Andrew Redmayne (Sydney), Matt Ryan (Copenhagen), Danny Vukovic (Central Coast Mariners)
• Defenders: Nathaniel Atkinson (Hearts), Aziz Behic (Dundee United), Milos Degenek (Columbus Crew), Thomas Deng (Albirex Niigata), Fran Karasic (Brescia), Joel King (Odense) , Kai Rawls (Hearts), Harry Sutar (Stoke). , Bailey Wright (Sunderland)
• Means: Keanu Backus (St Mirren), Cam Devlin (Hearts), Idin Khrustic (Verona), Jackson Irvine (Zankt Pauli), Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), Aaron Mui (Celtic)
• Attackers: Martin Boyle (Hibernian), Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners), Mitch Duke (Faziano Okayama), Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United), Garang Kwal (Central Coast Mariners), Matthew Lecky ( Melbourne City), Auer Mabil (Cadiz), Jamie McLaren (Melbourne City)

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