Subway Socceroos’ Head Coach, Tony Popovic has been required to make changes to his squad ahead of Australia’s AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 fixture against China PR during the March FIFA Men’s International Window.
Australia have arrived in China off the back of a comprehensive 5-1 victory over Indonesia, as preparations for their clash at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium intensify.
Adam Taggart (Perth Glory FC) will not make the trip to Hangzhou after being subbed off at half-time during Australia’s win over Indonesia, while Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth FC) will return to the United Kingdom following an injury at training.
Mitchell Duke (FC Machida Zelvia) will join the Subway Socceroos’ camp in Hangzhou as a replacement.
The March FIFA Men’s International Window saw Australia take on Indonesia at the Sydney Football Stadium on Thursday, 20 March, before relocating to Hangzhou to face China PR on Tuesday, 25 March (7.00pm local/10.00pm AEDT).
Australia currently sits second in Group C with three fixtures remaining in Round Three qualifying. Prior to their win over Indonesia, the Subway Socceroos had most recently shared the points with Saudi Arabia (home) and Bahrain (away) during matches held in November 2024.
Scheduled to be played from September 2024 to June 2025, the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 features three groups of six teams playing in a home-and-away, round-robin format, offering direct qualification to the FIFA World Cup 2026™ for the top two finishers of each group.
To find out all the latest information on fixtures, results and Third Round Qualification updates please click here.
The Subway Socceroos FIFA World Cup 2026™ Qualifiers will be broadcast live thanks to Football Australia’s broadcast partner, Paramount Australia.
MATCH DETAILS:
China PR v Subway Socceroos
Tuesday 25 March 2025
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou
Kick-off: 7.00pm local / 10.00pm AEDT
Broadcast: Paramount+
SUBWAY SOCCEROOS’ SQUAD l MARCH FIFA MEN’S INTERNATIONAL WINDOW
| Name | Current Club, Country | ‘A’ Caps (Goals) | Junior Club / Member Federation (Country) |
| Daniel ARZANI | Melbourne Victory FC, Australia | 8 (1) | Coogee United FC / Football NSW |
| Aziz BEHICH | Melbourne City FC, Australia | 78 (2) | Meadow Park SC / Football VIC |
| Brandon BORRELLO | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia | 14 (2) | Modbury Jets SC / Football SA |
| Martin BOYLE | Hibernian FC, Scotland | 31 (10) | Lewis United FC / Montrose FC (Scotland) |
| Cameron BURGESS | Ipswich Town FC, England | 14 (0) | ECU Joondalup / Football West |
| Anthony CACERES | Sydney FC, Australia | 2 (0) | Marconi Stallions / Football NSW |
| Jason DAVIDSON | Panserraikos F.C., Greece | 23 (1) | Hume City FC / Football VIC |
| Miloš DEGENEK | FK TSC Bačka Topola, Serbia | 45 (1) | Blacktown City FC / Football NSW |
| Mitchell DUKE | FC Machida Zelvia, Japan | 45 (12) | Liverpool Rangers SC / Football NSW |
| Jason GERIA | Albirex Niigata, Japan | 6 (0) | Weston Molonglo Football Club / Capital Football |
| Thomas GLOVER (GK) | Middlesborough FC, England | 0 | Menai Hawks / Football NSW |
| Craig GOODWIN | Al Wehda FC, Saudi Arabia | 31 (7) | Munno Para City FC / Football SA |
| Alex GRANT | Sydney FC, Australia | 0 | ECU Joondalup / Football West |
| Jackson IRVINE | FC St Pauli, Germany | 77 (13) | Ringwood City SC / Football VIC |
| Paul IZZO (GK) | Randers FC, Denmark | 0 | Campbelltown City SC / Football SA |
| Fran KARAČIĆ | NK Lokomotiva, Croatia | 14 (1) | NK Lokomotiva / Croatia |
| Lewis MILLER | Hibernian FC, Scotland | 10 (2) | Pittwater RSL FC / Football NSW |
| Aiden O’NEILL | Standard de Liège, Belgium | 18 (0) | University of Queensland Football Club / Football QLD |
| Kye ROWLES | D.C. United, United States | 25 (1) | Palm Beach SC / Football QLD |
| Mat RYAN (GK) | RC Lens, France | 97 (0) | Blacktown City FC / Football NSW |
| Ryan TEAGUE | Melbourne Victory FC, Australia | 0 | Maroubra United FC / Football NSW |
| Marco TILIO | Melbourne City FC, Australia | 9 (0) | APIA Leichhardt FC & Sydney Olympic FC / Football NSW |
| Nectarios TRIANTIS | Hibernian FC, Scotland | 0 | Canterbury Junior FC / Football NSW |
| Kai TREWIN | Melbourne City FC, Australia | 0 | Gungahlin United FC / Capital Football |
| Nishan VELUPILLAY | Melbourne Victory FC, Australia | 4 (2) | Endeavour United SC / Football VIC |