On October 6, the Australian team updated their roster of 26 players, making changes to two midfield positions due to injuries.
The official statement from the Australian team reads: “Popovic was forced to make two changes to our squad of 26 for the upcoming qualifiers. Massimo Luongo and Connor Metcalfe are out due to injury, and the midfield duo will be replaced by Brattan and Yazbek.”
The updated roster of 26 players for Australia:
Goalkeepers: Gorcy (Villa), Izzi (Randers), Matthew Ryan (Roma);
Defenders: Baccus (Melbourne City), Bos (Westero), Burgess (Ipswich), Deng (Niigata Swan), Juric (Melbourne Victory), Miller (Hibernian), Roers (Central Coast Mariners), Souttar (Sheffield United), Stanis (Viking);
Midfielders: Bakx (Mansfield), Hrustic (Salernitana), Owen (St Pauli), Brattan (Macarthur FC), McGrath (Middlesbrough), Yazbek (Nashville SC), O’Neill (Standard Liege);
Forwards: Arzani (Melbourne Victory), Duke (Tama Zoo), Goodwin (Mecca United), Ilanga (Bayern), Silva (Portsmouth), Stamateopoulos (Motherwell), Velupillay (Melbourne Victory)
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