Cameron Burgess stole the headlines in midweek, scoring a dramatic late double to send Swansea City past Ange Postecoglou’s Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup.
This weekend’s action also sees a host of Commbank Socceroos and Australian U23s go head-to-head, with Nestory Irankunda’s Watford facing Massimo Luongo’s Millwall in England, and Nicolas Milanovic and Kusini Yengi’s Aberdeen meeting Apostolos Stamatelopoulos’ Motherwell in Scotland.
It capped off a busy round of midweek fixtures, with Australians featuring right across Europe and the US. Catch up on all the action below!
Commbank Socceroos
Starting in England, where Cameron Burgess (cap #633) played another full game for Swansea City on Thursday, and what a game it was.
The newly appointed skipper, who joined from Ipswich Town in the off-season, opened his goalscoring account with a 68th-minute header from a corner to bring Swansea back into the contest after Igor Jesus’ first-half brace had put Nottingham Forest 2-1 ahead.
Zan Vipotnik then levelled deep into stoppage time, setting the stage for Burgess to steal the show. When Ethan Galbraith’s thunderous strike cannoned off the post, the ball fell kindly to Burgess, who connected sweetly with a left-footed volley to score the winner and knock Ange Postecoglou’s Forest out of the EFL Cup.
Swansea return to Championship action on Saturday at 9:30pm (AEST) when they travel to Birmingham City.
Elsewhere in midweek action, Jordan Bos (cap #632) played 78 minutes as Feyenoord won their fifth game in a row on Thursday win a 2-0 triumph over Fortuna Sittard in the Eredivisie. It is the club's best league start to a season since 2016/17 - a campaign they finished as champions.
They return to action on Monday at 12:45am (AEST) against fourth-placed AZ Alkmaar.
Fresh from scoring on his Socceroos debut, Max Balard (cap #652) should feature on Sunday at 5am (AEST) when NAC Breda host Ajdin Hrustic's (cap #589) Heracles Almelo.
Elsewhere in the Netherlands, Josh Nisbet (#642) is likely to start for Roda JC Kerkrade in their Eerste Divisie clash with RKC Waalwijk on Saturday at 4am (AEST).
In more midweek action, Patrick Yazbek (cap #641) played a full game for Nashville in a 3-1 win over Philadelphia Union in the US Open Cup semi-finals on Wednesday.
Nashville will face Austin in the Oct. 1 final, with a 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup spot, prize money and silverware on the line. It will be the Coyotes’ second tournament final after finishing runners-up in the 2023 Leagues Cup — and a chance to claim their first-ever trophy.
They return to MLS action on Sunday at 9:30am (AEST) against Orlando City SC.
Aiden O'Neill (cap #629) played 82 minutes in the MLS on Thursday as New York City beat Columbus 3-2.
O'Neill could feature against Australia U20 international Archie Goodwin and his Charlotte FC team on Sunday at 2am (AEST) in the MLS.
Elsewhere in MLS, Kye Rowles (cap #622) might start for DC United when they host Lionel Messi's Inter Miami on Sunday at 9:30am (AEST).
Brad Smith's (cap #575) FC Cincinnati also face LA Galaxy on Sunday at 12:30pm (AEST).
In Austria, Marco Tilio (cap #616) played 79 minutes on Thursday for Rapid Wien in the Austrian cup second round in a 2-1 win over SV Oberwart.
They return to league action on Monday at 1am (AEST) against Grazer AK.
Elsewhere in Austria, recent call-up Noah Botic could feature for Austria Wien FC on Sunday at 1am (AEST) in the Austrian Bundesliga against SV Ried.
Back in the English Championship, Nestory Irankunda (cap #643) - fresh from his goalscoring antics in New Zealand - and Watford face Massimo Luongo's (cap #575) Millwall on Tuesday at 5am (AEST).
Elsewhere, Lewis Miller's (cap #635) Blackburn Rovers face Ipswich Town on Sunday at 12am (AEST).
Hayden Matthews (cap #648) could also feature for Portsmouth alongside recent call-up Adrian Segecic on Sunday at 12am (AEST) against Sheffield Wednesday. Commbank Australian U23 stars Thomas Waddingham and Jacob Farrell all have a chance of featuring as well.
Sam Silvera (cap #634) could return to the starting line-up when Middlesbrough look to retain their place at the top of the ladder against West Brom on Saturday at 5am (AEST). Boro are one of three undefeated teams in the Championship after five matches.
Callum Elder (cap #614) should feature again for Derby County on Sunday at 12am (AEST) when they host Preston.
Also in England, Joe Gauci (cap #631) could feature for EFL League One side Port Vale when they host Mansfield Town on Sunday at 12am (AEST).
Gethin Jones (cap #639) could feature at the same time for MK Dons when they host Accrington Stanley FC in EFL League One.
In Italy's Serie A, Alessandro Circati (cap #637) - who recently had the honour of captaining the Socceroos in New Zealand - should be in Parma's starting line-up when they look for the first win of the campaign against Jamie Vardy's US Cremonese on Sunday at 11pm (AEST).
Over to Germany, where Connor Metcalfe's (cap #611) St Pauli have enjoyed a strong start to the season, sitting in fourth position after three matchdays. They will be hoping to continue their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season against VfB Stuttgart on Saturday at 4:30am (AEST).
Captain Jackson Irvine (cap #568) returned to the bench last weekend after being side-lined with a foot injury since April.
Socceroos captain Maty Ryan (cap #555) could feature again for Levante when they face Girona FC on Saturday at 10pm (AEST).
In the Belgian Pro League, Ryan Teague (cap #649) could feature for KV Mechelen when they face Cercle Brugge KSV on Monday at 3:15am (AEST).
Over to Denmark, where Mohamed Toure (cap #636) - who bagged his first and second international goals in New Zealand recently- for Randers alongside newly-capped Socceroo Paul Izzo (cap #650) return to the Danish Superliga on Tuesday at 3am (AEST) against FC Nordsjælland.
In Croatia, Fran Karacic (cap #607) could appear again for Hajduk Split alongside recent call-up Anthony Kalik when they face GNK Dinamo Zagreb in a top-of-the-table clash on Sunday at 1am (AEST).
In Serbia, Milos Degenek (cap #585) could start on Monday at 2am (AEST) as TSC Backa Topola travel to FK Čukarički in the Super Liga.
In the Scottish Cup quarter-finals, Martin Boyle (cap #599) could feature for Hibernian on Sunday at 2:45am (AEST) against Rangers. Recent call-up Jack Iredale could also feature.
Elsewhere in the cup, new Commbank Socceroo Nicolas Milanovic (cap #651) could appear on Sunday at 12am (AEST) for Aberdeen against Apostolos Stamatelopoulos' (cap #644) Motherwell. Kusini Yengi (cap #638) may also appear for Aberdeen.
Elsewhere in the cup, Keanu Baccus (cap #628) will be targeting some more minutes for St. Mirren on Saturday at 4:45am against Kilmarnock FC (AEST).
Elsewhere in the Scottish Premiership, Cameron Devlin (cap #625) might start for Hearts who host Falkirk FC on Sunday at 12am (AEST) as they look to continue their unbeaten start to the season and keep pace with Celtic at the top of the table.
Ryan McGowan's (cap #546) Livingston face Dundee at the same time.
Back to Europe, where Awer Mabil (cap #597) and CD Castellón travel to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa on Sunday at 12:15am (AEST) in the Spanish Segunda División.
In the Czech First League, Garang Kuol (cap #627) could feature for AC Sparta Praha again on Sunday at 2am (AEST) when they face FC Viktoria Plzeň.
In Hungary, Daniel Arzani (cap #596) could feature for Ferencvárosi TC when they host Diósgyőri VTK on Saturday at 4am (AEST).
In Norway, Gianni Stensness (cap #617) could feature alongside Nick D’Agostino (cap #621) for Viking FK on Monday at 3:15am (AEST) against Molde FK.
In Japan, Thomas Deng (cap #598) could start on Saturday at 8:30pm (AEST) as Yokohama F. Marinos' host Avispa Fukuoka on Saturday at 8pm (AEST).
Mitch Duke's (cap #559) Machida Zelvia also face Kyoto Sanga FC on Tuesday at 8pm (AEST) in the J1 League.
Jason Geria (cap #586) could start for Albirex Niigata when they travel to Yokohama FC on Saturday at 7pm (AEST).
In Korea, John Iredale (cap #640) might feature for Seoul E-Land on Saturday at 5:30pm (AEST) against Bucheon FC 1995.
Elsewhere in the K2 League, Harrison Delbridge (cap #623) could start for Incheon United when they face Gimpo FC on Saturday at 8pm (AEST).
In the Thai Premier League, Kenny Dougall (cap #608) could feature for Buriram United on Saturday at 10pm (AEST) against Bangkok United FC.
In the Singapore Premier League, Bailey Wright (#576) could feature for Lion City Sailors FC against Tanjong Pagar United FC on Monday at 9:30pm (AEST).
Commbank Olyroos
As mentioned above, Thomas Waddingham and Jacob Farrell could feature for Portsmouth on Sunday at 12am (AEST) against Sheffield Wednesday.
In the MLS, Giuseppe Bovalina could feature again for the Vancouver Whitecaps after assisting in their last league outing when they face Sporting Kansas City on Sunday at 10:30am (AEST).