Eight players have been added to the CommBank Socceroos train-on squad for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ pre-camp in Sarasota, Florida.
Alessandro Circati (Parma), Lucas Herrington (Colorado Rapids), Awer Mabil (Castellon), Kye Rowles (DC United), Mat Ryan (Levante), Paul Okon-Engstler (Sydney FC), Tete Yengi (Machida Zelvia, on loan from Livingston) and Kai Trewin (New York City) have been added to the squad and arrive this week.
Daniel Bennie (QPR), Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Wigan Athletic, on loan from Coventry City), Anthony Caceres (Macarthur FC), Mitch Duke (Macarthur FC), Dylan Leonard (Schalke), Alex Robertson (Cardiff City), Gianni Stensness (Viking) and Ante Suto (Hibernian) have been released from the training camp.
The final FIFA World Cup 2026™ squad of up to 26 players is due to be submitted to FIFA by June 1.
The CommBank Socceroos face World Cup co-hosts Mexico at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on May 30 (May 31, AEST), before taking on Switzerland at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on June 6 (June 7, AEST).
Their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign kicks off against Türkiye in Vancouver on June 13 (June 14, AEST). Drawn in Group D, the Socceroos will also face tournament co-hosts the United States in Seattle on June 19 (June 20, AEST) and Paraguay at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara on June 25 (June 26, AEST).
The new arrivals join Patrick Beach (Melbourne City), Aziz Behich (Melbourne City), Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers), Jordan Bos (Feyenoord), Martin Boyle (Hibernian), Cameron Burgess (Swansea City), Milos Degenek (APOEL), Cameron Devlin (Hearts), Joe Gauci (Port Vale, on loan from Aston Villa), Jason Geria (Albirex Niigata), Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo), Nestory Irankunda (Watford), Jackson Irvine (St Pauli), Jacob Italiano (Grazer AK), Paul Izzo (Randers), Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City), Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli), Aiden O’Neill (New York City), Harry Souttar (Leicester City), Mohamed Toure (Norwich City), and Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) in the 29-player train-on squad.
Popovic and the CommBank Socceroos coaching staff are using the Sarasota camp to assess a wider pool of players in the train-on squad before finalising their selection.
The final FIFA World Cup 2026™ squad - up to 26 players - is due to be submitted to FIFA by June 1.
The CommBank Socceroos will relocate from Sarasota, Florida, to Los Angeles on May 28.
Oakland, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, will then become home for the Socceroos, with the Oakland Roots Sports Club - located on Bay Farm Island in Alameda - serving as the official Base Camp training site during the tournament.
KEY DATES
May 5: Pre-camp in Sarasota commenced
May 30: Friendly - Mexico v Australia, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Los Angeles
May 31: Arrive at base camp in Oakland, Alameda
June 1: FIFA World Cup 2026™ squads announced
June 6: Friendly - Switzerland v Australia, Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego
June 13: FIFA World Cup 2026™ Group D - Australia v Türkiye, BC Place, Vancouver
June 19: FIFA World Cup 2026™ Group D - USA v Australia, Seattle Stadium, Seattle
June 25: FIFA World Cup 2026™ Group D - Paraguay v Australia, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara
FRIENDLY MATCH DETAILS
MEXICO v COMMBANK SOCCEROOS
Date: Saturday, 30 May 2026 (local) / Sunday 31 May 2026 (Australia)
Venue: Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California
Kick-off: 6pm local/11am AEDT (Sunday 31 May)
Tickets: www.SomosLocales.com
Broadcast: Paramount+
SWITZERLAND v COMMBANK SOCCEROOS
Date: Saturday, 6 June 2026 (local) / Sunday, 7 June 2026 (Australia)
Venue: Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CaliforniaKick-off: 12pm local / 5am AEST (Sunday, 7 June 2026)
Tickets: Ticketmaster
Broadcast: Paramount+
COMMBANK SOCCEROOS GROUP STAGE MATCHES | FIFA WORLD CUP 2026™
Australia v Türkiye
Date: Saturday, 13 June
Venue: BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
Kick-off: 9:00pm local / 2:00pm AEST (Sunday, 14 June)
Broadcast: SBS and SBS On Demand
USA v Australia
Date: Friday, 19 June
Venue: Seattle Stadium, Seattle, USA
Kick-off: 12:00pm local / 5:00am AEST (Saturday, 20 June)
Broadcast: SBS and SBS On Demand
Paraguay v Australia
Date: Thursday, 25 June
Venue: San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara, USA
Kick-off: 7:00pm local / 12:00pm AEST (Friday, 26 June)
Broadcast: SBS and SBS On Demand