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about 2 months ago
1-1 early 2nd half and Curacao were looking good, then Poppa brings on Irankunda, Bos and McGree and Socceroos do it easily 5-1.

Irankunda is box office as Tara Rushton said.

https://twitter.com/Socceroos/status/2038944390190879208

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about 2 months ago
coochiee wrote:
1-1 early 2nd half and Curacao were looking good, then Poppa brings on Irankunda, Bos and McGree and Socceroos do it easily 5-1.

Irankunda is box office as Tara Rushton said.

https://twitter.com/Socceroos/status/2038944390190879208
 
Nestory Irankunda 🏅 Your Player of the Series 👏

Two stunning goals off the bench, incredible stuff Nestory!#Socceroos #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/uFFqCkR4S5
— CommBank Socceroos (@Socceroos) March 31, 2026 


 
The Michael Jackson celebration was an absolute laugh.
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17 days ago · edited 16 days ago · History
3 of the big players from the Socceroos 2022 Qatar WC - Leckie, Souttar & Duke - given a lifeline for 2026.

https://socceroos.com.au/news/commbank-socceroos-commence-fifa-world-cup-2026tm-pre-camp-sarasota-florida

The CommBank Socceroos will hold a World Cup pre-camp in Sarasota, Florida, before relocating to Los Angeles for a friendly match against co-hosts Mexico at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on May 30.

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.

The Socceroos’ final 26-player FIFA World Cup 2026™ squad is due to be announced on June 1.

Popovic will use the Sarasota camp to assess an extended number of players in a train-on squad, before finalising his selection.

Eight players will arrive in Sarasota this week for the Socceroos’ pre-training camp: Harry Souttar (Leicester City), Hayden Matthews (Portsmouth), Anthony Caceres (Macarthur FC), Mitchell Duke (Macarthur FC), Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney), Nick D’Agostino (Brisbane Roar), Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) and Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).

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12 days ago · edited 12 days ago · History
AWs still 2 weeks away from assembling.

https://socceroos.com.au/news/commbank-socceroos-add-ten-more-players-fifa-world-cup-2026tm-train-squad

Ten players have been added to the CommBank Socceroos train-on squad for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ pre-camp in Sarasota, Florida.

A-League duo Aziz Behich and Patrick Beach (Melbourne City) join seven UK-based players and Netherlands-based Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo) in departing for Sarasota, Florida today.

Cameron Burgess (Swansea City), Mohamed Toure (Norwich City), Nestory Irankunda (Watford), Daniel Bennie (QPR), Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Wigan Athletic, on loan from Coventry City), Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) and Joe Gauci (Port Vale, on loan from Aston Villa) are the UK-based players.

Bennie and Borges Rodrigues, both Australian youth internationals, have received their maiden CommBank Socceroos call-ups.

They join the eight players who arrived in Sarasota last week: Harry Souttar (Leicester City), Hayden Matthews (Portsmouth), Anthony Caceres (Macarthur FC), Mitch Duke (Macarthur FC), Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney), Nick D’Agostino (Brisbane Roar), Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) and Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).   
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3 days ago · edited 3 days ago · History
https://socceroos.com.au/news/commbank-socceroos-add-12-more-players-fifa-world-cup-2026tm-train-squad

Twelve players have been added to the CommBank Socceroos train-on squad for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ pre-camp in Sarasota, Florida. 

The Germany-based trio of Jackson Irvine, Connor Metcalfe (both St. Pauli), and Dylan Leonard (Schalke) join Scotland-based players Cameron Devlin (Hearts), Martin Boyle, and Ante Suto (both Hibernian). Gianni Stensness (Viking), Jacob Italiano (Grazer AK), Jason Geria (Albirex Niigata), Milos Degenek (APOEL FC), Aiden O’Neill (New York City FC), and Jordan Bos (Feyenoord) have also been added to the train-on squad. 

This marks Leonard’s maiden CommBank Socceroos call-up, while Stensness has been named in the squad for the first time since October 2024. The new additions will arrive this week, joining the 19 players already at the pre-camp in Sarasota. 

Meanwhile Portsmouth defender Hayden Matthews has departed camp due to injury.

The players already in Sarasota are: Aziz Behich (Melbourne City), Patrick Beach (Melbourne City), Daniel Bennie (QPR), Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Wigan Athletic, on loan from Coventry City), Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers), Cameron Burgess (Swansea City), Anthony Caceres (Macarthur FC), Nick D’Agostino (Brisbane Roar), Mitch Duke (Macarthur FC), Joe Gauci (Port Vale, on loan from Aston Villa), Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo), Nestory Irankunda (Watford), Paul Izzo (Randers), Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City), Alex Robertson (Cardiff City), Harry Souttar (Leicester City), Mohamed Toure (Norwich City), and Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory).  

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. More players will be added to the train-on squad in the coming weeks.  

The final FIFA World Cup 2026™ squad - up to 26 players - is due to be submitted to FIFA by June 1. 

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