Stensness gets a recall.
How Poppa sets the team up for the game against a red hot Japan in Tokyo will be fascinating. First China in Adelaide is must win. But the Chinese do look the weakest team in the group, so that should be pretty straightforward.
Interesting to see Luongo make himself available again. Had an issue with Arnie?
Bit like the AWs, who creates & scorces the goals? Especially with Boyle missing.
https://sport.optus.com.au/news/world-cup-qualifiers/os81413/tony-popovic-first-socceroos-squad-world-cup-qualifiers-jason-geria-melbourne-victory-defender
Needing nothing less than a win on debut, Popovic has avoided making wholesale squad changes in his first window with a few exceptions.
How Poppa sets the team up for the game against a red hot Japan in Tokyo will be fascinating. First China in Adelaide is must win. But the Chinese do look the weakest team in the group, so that should be pretty straightforward.
Interesting to see Luongo make himself available again. Had an issue with Arnie?
Bit like the AWs, who creates & scorces the goals? Especially with Boyle missing.
https://sport.optus.com.au/news/world-cup-qualifiers/os81413/tony-popovic-first-socceroos-squad-world-cup-qualifiers-jason-geria-melbourne-victory-defender
Needing nothing less than a win on debut, Popovic has avoided making wholesale squad changes in his first window with a few exceptions.
Melbourne Victory right-back Jason Geria, who was recently coached by Popovic at club level, has been handed a long-awaited call-up having made his sole Socceroos appearance back in 2016.
Ipswich Town midfielder Massimo Luongo has notably ended his recent international retirement to return under Popovic after making his Premier League debut this season.
Melbourne Victory attacker Nishan Velupillay is the newest name in the squad as he eyes a potential Socceroos debut this month.
Elsewhere, the likes of Riley McGree, Jordan Bos and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos have also returned after recovering from injuries that had sidelined them in recent windows.
Nagoya Grampus goalkeeper Mitch Langerak was reportedly approached about ending his international retirement but seemingly opted against a return.
Parma youngster Alessandro Circati, meanwhile, will miss the next nine months after recently rupturing his ACL, with Hibernian attacker Martin Boyle also currently sidelined with a wrist injury.