Socceroos name 23-man squad to challenge All Whites for Soccer Ashes Trophy

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Socceroos head coach Graham Arnold has named his 23-man Australia squad to play the All Whites for the historic Soccer Ashes Trophy in mid-October.

His squad will face New Zealand at Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium in London on Wednesday October 18 (NZT), after playing England at Wembley on Saturday October 14 (NZT).

In addition to the squad named for the games, Arnold has added three players who will train with the Socceroos — Alex Robertson (Portsmouth FC), Mohamed Toure (Paris FC) and Patrick Yazbek (Viking FK).

Main photo: Australia head coach Graham Arnold … has named his squad for October internationals.

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Australia

Goalkeepers
Mat Ryan (captain) (82 caps) AZ Alkmaar, Netherland
Tom Glover* (0 caps) Middlesbrough FC, England
Andrew Redmayne (4 caps) Sydney FC, Australia

Defenders
Aziz Behich (59 caps) Melbourne City FC, Australia
Jordy Bos (2 caps) K.V.C Westerlo, Belgium
Cameron Burgess (1 cap) Ipswich Town FC, England
Alessandro Circati* (0 caps) Parma Calcio 1913, Italy
Milos Degenek (45 caps) FK Crvena zvezda, Serbia
Lewis Miller* (0 caps) Hibernian FC, Scotland
Kye Rowles (11 caps) Heart of Midlothian FC, Scotland
Harry Souttar (17 caps) Leicester City FC, England
Ryan Strain (2 caps) St Mirren FC, Scotland

Midfielders
Keanu Baccus (8 caps) St Mirren FC, Scotland
Jackson Irvine (56 caps) FC St Pauli, Germany
Massimo Luongo (43 caps) Ipswich Town FC, England
Riley McGree (18 caps) Middlesbrough FC, England
Connor Metcalfe (9 caps) FC St. Pauli, Germany

Forwards
Brandon Borrello (7 caps) Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia
Martin Boyle (20 caps) Hibernian FC, Scotland
Mitch Duke (28 caps) FC Machida Zelvia, Japan
Craig Goodwin (15 caps) Al Wehda FC, Saudi Arabia
Awer Mabil (32 caps) Grasshopper Club Zürich, Switzerland
Sam Silvera (1 cap) Middlesbrough FC, England

*Debut senior international call-up

New Zealand

Goalkeepers
Max Crocombe (2 caps) Burton Albion FC, England
Michael Woud (4 caps) Ventforet Kofu, Japan
Nik Tzanev (1 cap) AFC Wimbledon, England

Defenders
Bill Tuiloma (37 caps) Charlotte FC, United States
Dalton Wilkins (2 caps) Kolding, Denmark
Liberato Cacace (15 caps) Empoli FC, Italy
Michael Boxall (43 caps) Minnesota United, United States
Nando Pijnaker (12 caps) Sligo Rovers, Ireland
Niko Kirwan (8 caps) Calcio Padova, Italy
Tommy Smith (50 caps) MK Dons, England
Tyler Bindon* (0 caps) Reading FC, England

Midfielders
Callum McCowatt (12 caps) Silkeborg IF, Denmark
Marko Stamenic (14 caps) FK Crvena zvezda / Red Star Belgrade, Serbia
Matthew Dibley-Dias* (0 caps) Fulham FC, England
Matthew Garbett (15 caps) NAC Breda, Netherlands
Sarpreet Singh (9 caps) FC Hansa Rostock, Germany

Forwards
Alex Greive (10 caps) St Mirren FC, Scotland
Ben Waine (8 caps) Plymouth Argyle, England
Chris Wood (70 caps) Nottingham Forest, England
Eli Just (16 caps) AC Horsens, Denmark
Joe Champness (6 caps) Adanaspor, Turkey
Max Mata (4 caps) Shrewsbury Town, England

*Debut senior international call-up

Fixture

Game to be played on Wednesday October 18, 2023 (NZT)

New Zealand v Australia
Gtech Community Stadium, London, 7.45am (NZT)

Tickets

Tickets for the game start from £12 Under 17, £14 for young adults (18-24 years) and seniors (65 years+) and £16 adults

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