Socceroos head coach Graham Arnold today confirmed the selection for Australia for the upcoming Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup 2022 Do play-off campaign in Doha.
Arnold and his coaching staff have selected 29 players to represent green and gold in the Middle East, and players will arrive in the Qatari capital over the next three days when they travel from Australia to qualify for a fifth consecutive FIFA World Cup final arriba is coming to an end. growing.
The Socceroos’ qualifier for this year’s FIFA World Cup began in September 2019 with a 3-0 win over Kuwait in Kuwait City, and after 18 games, 12 wins and 43 goals, will reduce to a playoff. matches against the United Arab Emirates (United Arab Emirates) and Peru for the next fortnight.
Australia must defeat the United Arab Emirates at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, home of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ™, on June 7 (local time) to organize a match that the winner takes all against Peru in one of FIFA’s two intercontinental play-offs. on June 13 (local time) on the same track.
Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium will host the United Arab Emirates against Australia on June 7 (local time)
The winner of the UAE / Australia against Peru will secure a place in Group D with France, Denmark and Tunisia at this year’s FIFA World Cup on 21 November and 18 December.
“Our qualifying trip for this year’s FIFA World Cup ™ has been a challenge, but the bigger the challenge, the bigger the reward,” Arnold said. “Like in 2017 and 2005, I am fully convinced that our boys will come out through the play-off system and seal Australia a place in the FIFA World Cup ™”.
“The players, coaches, staff, their families and our fans have invested a lot of time, passion and commitment in this FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign ™ so we will give you 100% over the next few weeks to ensure that the effort and sacrifices so many people have made over the past three years are rewarded in the best way possible.
“We have selected a great squad for this window for some reason, but especially because many of our players have been in great shape for their clubs in recent months. Also, with several players ready to enter the UAE game with yellow cards, we had to make sure we had coverage in all areas to make sure we didn’t fall short at any point.
“I’ve heard Rale Rasic comment recently that the ‘Socceroos’ story is always a super story,’ so on the centenary of our national team there would be no better way for this group of players and staff to honor those who they have preceded him by writing another proud chapter in the history books through qualifying for the FIFA World Cup ™ “, he concluded.
The Socceroos squad for June 2022 features a wide variety of players entering the field after recently securing individual and / or club honors. Ajdin Hrustic became European League champion this month with Eintracht Frankfurt in Seville, while Tom Rogic won the Scottish Premier League with Celtic FC, as well as the men’s footballer of the year award for professional footballers. of Australia.
Denis Genreau helped dismiss his club, FC Toulouse, from the Ligue 2 title in France and was also named PFA Young Player of the Year this week. Meanwhile, Nathaniel Atkinson played in the Scottish Cup final, Joel King was an unused substitute in the Danish Cup final and Bailey Wright played a prominent role in helping his team, the Sunderland AFC, in get promotion to the English Championship at Wembley.
And three players from the squad will take part in the Isuzu UTE A-League men’s grand final tonight, with Mathew Leckie, Jamie Maclaren and Marco Tilio with the potential to enter the Socceroos camp in the new cloud if they defeat Western United FC at AAMI Park.
The Socceroos will play a televised international friendly against Jordan in Qatar on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 (local time) at Al Janoub Stadium, before challenging the UAE six days later. Each of Australia’s matches over the next fortnight will be broadcast exclusively live and free nationwide on Network 10 and 10 Play (details at the base).
Network 10 will also have a crew covering the Socceroos in the Middle East, ensuring that fans can stay in touch with the team’s campaign through regular features on 10 News and other programs.
Soccer Team | June 2022 | FIFA Qatar 2022TM World Cup – AFC and intercontinental play-offs
First name
Club, Country
‘A’ Heads (goals)
Junior Club
(Member Federation / Country)
Nathaniel ATKINSON
Midlothian Heart, Scotland
1 (0)
Riverside Olympic FC (Tasmanian Football)
Aziz BEHICH
No hiring
49 (2)
Meadow Park SC (Victoria Football)
Martin BOYLE
Al-Faisaly FC, Saudi Arabia
16 (5)
Lewis United FC / Montrose FC (Scotland)
Nicolau D’AGOSTINO
Melbourne Victory FC, Australia
1 (0)
Runaway Bay SC (Football Queensland)
Jason DAVIDSON
Melbourne Victory FC, Australia
22 (1)
Altona City SC (Soccer Victory)
Milos DEGENEK
Columbus Crew, USA
36 (1)
Blacktown City FC (NSW Football)
Kenny DOUGALL
Blackpool FC, England
4 (0)
Samford Rangers FC (Football Queensland)
Mitchell DUKE
Pheasant Okayama, Japan
19 (7)
Liverpool Rangers SC (NSW Football)
Denis GENREAU
Toulouse FC, France
2 (0)
Brighton SC (Soccer Victory)
Craig GOODWIN
Adelaide United FC, Australia
7 (1)
Munno Para City SC (Futbol Sud
Australia)
Ajdin HRÚSTIC
Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany
16 (2)
Heatherton United SC (Soccer Victory)
Jackson IRVINE
FC St. Pauli, Germany
45 (6)
Ringwood City SC (Soccer Victory)
Fran KARACIC
Brescia Calcio, Italy
7 (1)
NK Lokomotiva (Croatia)
Joel KING
Odense Boldklub, Denmark
2 (0)
Shellharbour Junior FC (NSW Football)
Mathew LECKIE
Melbourne City FC, Australia
69 (13)
Brimbank Stallions FC (Football Victory)
Awer MABIL
No hiring
25 (6)
Saint Augustines FC (Soccer South)
Australia)
Jamie MACLAREN
Melbourne City FC, Australia
22 (8)
Green Gully SC (Football Victory)
Riley MCGREE
Middlesbrough FC, England
8 (1)
Gawler Eagles FC (Football South Australia)
Aaron MOOY
Shanghai Port FC, China PR
49 (7)
Carlingford Redbacks FC (Football NSW)
Andrew REDMAYNE (Gk)
Sydney FC, Australia
2 (0)
Gosford City Dragons FC (Football NSW)
Tom ROGIC
No hiring
53 (10)
Tuggeranong United FC (Capital Football)
Kye ROWLES
Central Coast Mariners FC,
Australia
0 (0)
Palm Beach SC (Queensland Football)
Mathew RYAN (Gk)
Royal Society, Spain
71 (0)
Blacktown City FC (NSW Football)
Trent SAINSBURY
No hiring
60 (4)
Armadale SC (Soccer West)
Gianni STENSNESS
Viking FK, Norway
2 (0)
Pittwater RSL FC / Collaroy Cromer SC
(NSW Football)
Adam TAGGART
Cherry Osaka, Japan
16 (6)
ECU Joondalup SC (West Football)
Marco TILIO
Melbourne City FC, Australia
3 (0)
APIA Leichhardt FC / Sydney Olympic FC (NSW Football)
Danny VUKOVIC (Gk)
NEC Nijmegen, The Netherlands
4 (0)
St Clair United SC (NSW Football)
Bailey WRIGHT
Sunderland AFC, England
24 (1)
Langwarrin SC (Soccer Victory)
Australia – Jordan – International Friendly Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2022 Venue: Al Janoub Stadium, Doha, Qatar Start: 21:00 local (4:00 am AEST – Thursday, June 2, 2022) Broadcast: live and free in Australia via Network 10 and simultaneous 10 Play Tickets: Match to play without spectators
United Arab Emirates – Australia – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Asian Football Confederation Play-off date: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 Venue: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Doha, Qatar Start: 21:00 h local ( 4 am AEST – Wednesday, June 8, 2022) Broadcast: Live and free in Australia via Network 10 and simultaneous broadcast on 10 Play Tickets: now available at tickets.qfa.qa
* Peru – Australia / United Arab Emirates – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022T Intercontinental Play-off Date: Monday, June 13, 2022 Venue: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Doha, Qatar Start: 9:00 PM local (4:00 AM EST – Tuesday , June 14, 2022) Transmission: Live and free in Australia via Network 10 and simultaneous broadcast on 10 Play Tickets: now available at tickets.qfa.qa
* Australian participation is subject to Socceroos securing progression to AFC play-off against UAE