CommBank Socceroos Head Coach, Tony Popovic has been required to make a change to his squad to face 2026 FIFA World Cup co-hosts Canada and United States away in this October international window.
Fran Karacic (Hajduk Split) has withdrawn for medical reasons. Karacic will be replaced by uncapped Austria-based player Jacob Italiano (Grazer AK).
The CommBank Socceroos face Canada in Montreal this Saturday (kick-off 10:30am AEDT), before taking on the USA in Denver on Wednesday, 15 October (12:00pm AEDT).
COMMBANK SOCCEROOS’ SQUAD l OCTOBER FIFA MEN’S INTERNATIONAL WINDOW
Name | Current Club, Country | ‘A’ Caps (Goals) | Junior Club (Member Federation/Country) |
Daniel ARZANI | Ferencvaros, Hungary | 10 (1) | Coogee United / Football NSW |
Max BALARD | NAC Breda, Netherlands | 2 (1) | Maccabi Hakoah FC / Football NSW |
Jordan BOS | Feyenoord, Netherlands | 21 (1) | Hoppers Crossing SC / Football VIC |
Martin BOYLE | Hibernian FC, Scotland | 36 (10) | Lewis United FC / Montrose FC (Scotland) |
Cameron BURGESS | Swansea, Wales | 19 | ECU Joondalup / Football West |
Alessandro CIRCATI | Parma, Italy | 7 | Perth SC / Football West |
Nicholas D’AGOSTINO | Viking, Norway | 3 | Runaway Bay / Football QLD |
Milos DEGENEK | FK TSC, Serbia | 51 (1) | Blacktown City FC / Football NSW |
Cameron DEVLIN | Hearts, Scotland | 4 | Sutherland Sharks / Football NSW |
Mitch DUKE | Machida Zelvia, Japan | 48 (13) | Parramatta Eagles / Football NSW |
Joe GAUCI (Gk) | Port Vale, England | 8 | Cumberland United FC / Football SA |
Jason GERIA | Albirex Niigata, Japan | 9 | Weston Molonglo Football Club / Capital Football |
Ajdin HRUSTIC | Heracles Almelo, Netherlands | 33 (3) | Heatherton United SC / Football VIC |
Nestory IRANKUNDA | Watford, England | 7 (2) | Adelaide Croatia Raiders / Football SA |
Jacob ITALIANO | Grazer AK | 0 | Inglewood United / Football West |
Paul IZZO (Gk) | Randers FC, Denmark | 2 | Campbelltown City SC / Football SA |
Hayden MATTHEWS | Portsmouth, England | 1 | Sydney FC Academy / Football NSW |
Connor METCALFE | St Pauli, Germany | 28 (1) | South Cardiff FC / Northern NSW Football |
Lewis MILLER | Blackburn Rovers, England | 15 (1) | Pittwater RSL FC / Football NSW |
Aiden O’NEILL | New York City FC, USA | 23 | University of Queensland Football Club / Football QLD |
Alex ROBERTSON | Cardiff City, Wales | 2 | Hakoah FC / Football NSW |
Kye ROWLES | DC United, USA | 26 (1) | Palm Beach SC / Football QLD |
Mat RYAN (Gk) | Levante UD, Spain | 100 | Blacktown City / Football NSW |
Mohamed TOURE | Randers FC, Denmark | 4 (2) | Croydon Kings / Football SA |
Patrick YAZBEK | Nashville SC, United States | 6 | Austral Soccer Club / Football NSW |
MATCH DETAILS
Canada v CommBank Socceroos
Friday, 10 October
Stade Saputo, Montreal
Kick-off: 7.30pm local / 10.30am AEDT (Saturday, 11 October)
Broadcast: Paramount+
United States v CommBank Socceroos
Tuesday, 14 October
Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Colorado
Kick-off: 7.00pm local / 12.00pm AEDT (Wednesday, 15 October)
Broadcast: Paramount+
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