Football Australia reported today that Tom Rogic has notified Socceroos staff of his decision to retire from the Australia national team by June 2022, citing personal reasons.
Socceroos head coach Graham Arnold said it was unfortunate that Rogic could not join the squad in the Middle East, while reaffirming his belief in players who are already gathered in Doha.
“My focus now has to be on the players we have here in Qatar,” Arnold said. “We have selected an expanded team of quality players and I think we will get something special for Australia over the next two weeks.”
No additional players will be called up to the Socceroos squad after Rogic’s retirement.
Soccer Team | June 2022 | FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ™ – 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 (Football Tasmania)
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 (Soccer South 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 (Soccer 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)
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)
Socceroos’s next matches:
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 the network 10 and simultaneous broadcast on the 10 PlayTickets: Game 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 local (4:00 AEST – Wednesday, June 8, 2022) Broadcast: live and free in Australia via Network 10 and simultaneous broadcast on 10 PlayTickets: available see tickets.qfa.qa
* Peru – Australia / United Arab Emirates – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ™ Intercontinental Playoff Date: Monday, June 13, 2022
Venue: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Doha, Qatar Start: 9pm local time (4am EST – Tuesday, June 14th, 2022) Broadcast: free live in Australia via Network 10 and simultaneous broadcast on 10 PlayTickets: available now a tickets.qfa.qa
* Australian participation is subject to Socceroos securing progression to AFC play-off against UAE