Milligan ruled out of Socceroo squad for Japan clash

2 min read 11 November 2014

Melbourne Victory midfielder Mark Milligan has been ruled out of the Socceroo squad for the clash with Japan after failing to recover from a knee injury he suffered in last weekend’s Hyundai A-League clash with the Newcastle Jets.

Milligan’s departure was delayed a day to see if his knee settled down following the injury but he was today ruled out of the match and will not travel to Japan.

Socceroos Head Coach Ange Postecoglou has decided not to replace Milligan in the squad, which will now contain 22 players for the week-long training camp and match against Japan in Osaka on 18 November.

The 22-man Socceroos squad is:

Name	Club, Country	A International Caps (Goals)
Aziz Behich	Bursaspor, Turkey	6 (2)
Oliver Bozanic	Luzern, Switzerland	5 (0)
Mark Bresciano	Al Gharafa, Qatar	80 (13)
Joshua Brillante	ACF Fiorentina, Italy	5 (0)
Tim Cahill	New York Red Bulls, USA	75 (35)
Jason Davidson	West Bromwich Albion F.C., England	13 (0)
Ivan Franjic	FK Torpedo Moskva, Russia	11 (0)
Chris Herd	Aston Villa, England	3 (0)
James Holland	FK Austria Vienna, Austria	15 (0)
Mile Jedinak	Crystal Palace FC, England	51 (6)
Robbie Kruse	TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany	31 (3)
Mitchell Langerak (gk)	B.V. Borussia 09 Dortmund, Germany	5 (0)
Mathew Leckie	FC Ingolstadt 04, Germany	15 (1)
Massimo Luongo	Swindon Town FC, England	4 (0)
Matt McKay	Brisbane Roar, Australia	49 (1)
Mitch Nichols	Perth Glory, Australia	4 (0)
Aaron Mooy	Melbourne City, Australia	3 (3)
Mat Ryan (gk)	Club Brugge KV, Belgium	12 (0)
Trent Sainsbury	P.E.C. Zwolle, Netherlands	3 (0)
Nikolai Topor-Stanley	Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia	4 (0)
James Troisi	S.V. Zulte Waregem, Belgium	15 (1)
Alex Wilkinson	Jeonbuk Hyundai FC, Korea Republic	10 (0)