2018 FIFA World Cup: Australia
The Australian national soccer team was first constituted in 1922. Governed by Football Federation Australia (FFA), this national team is officially nicknamed as Socceroos. For five times, the team represented Australia in world football stage of FIFA World Cup since their debut appearance in the 1974 World Cup hosted by West Germany.
As of January 18, 2018, Australia is in the 36th position of FIFA ranking. Australian team is known for their near misses in its attempt to qualify for the World Cup. For more than 40 years of time period, the Australian team has failed to qualify. But since 2006, Australia has been continuously qualified and in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Australian team secured a position for playing World Cup.
Caption: The Socceroos line up for a team shot during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification match
Picture credit: fifa.com
Coached by the current head coach Bert Van Marwijk and goalkeeping coach Tony Franken along with two assistant coaches, the Australian national soccer team has 23 players in their current squad.
Feel free to check out the details of this national team that are given below.
|
Jersey number |
Position |
Player |
Date of birth |
Goals |
|
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Mathew Ryan |
8 April 1992 |
0 |
|
12 |
Goalkeeper |
Mitchell Langerak |
22 August 1988 |
0 |
|
18 |
Goalkeeper |
Danny Vukovic |
27 February 1985 |
0 |
|
2 |
Defender |
Milos Degenek |
28 April 1994 |
0 |
|
3 |
Defender |
Alex Gersbach |
8 May 1997 |
0 |
|
6 |
Defender |
Matthew Jurman |
8 December 1989 |
0 |
|
8 |
Defender |
Bailey Wright |
28 July 1992 |
1 |
|
11 |
Defender |
Josh Risdon |
17 July 1992 |
0 |
|
16 |
Defender |
Aziz behich |
16 October 1990 |
2 |
|
19 |
Defender |
Ryan McGowan |
15 August 1989 |
0 |
|
20 |
Defender |
Trent Sainsbury |
5 January 1992 |
3 |
|
5 |
Midfielder |
Mark Milligan |
4 August 1985 |
6 |
|
13 |
Midfielder |
Aaron Mooy |
15 September 1990 |
5 |
|
14 |
Midfielder |
James Troisi |
3 July 1988 |
5 |
|
15 |
Midfielder |
Mile Jedinak (captain) |
3 August 1984 |
18 |
|
21 |
Midfielder |
Massimo Luongo |
25 September 1992 |
5 |
|
22 |
Midfielder |
Jackson Irvine |
7 March 1993 |
1 |
|
23 |
Midfielder |
Tom rogic |
16 December 1992 |
7 |
|
4 |
Forward |
Tim Cahill |
6 December 1979 |
50 |
|
7 |
Forward |
Matthew Leckie |
4 February 1991 |
6 |
|
9 |
Forward |
Tomi Juric |
22 July 1991 |
8 |
|
10 |
Forward |
Robbie kruse |
5 October 1988 |
5 |
|
17 |
Forward |
Nikita Rukavytsya |
22 June 1987 |
1 |
Besides this squad, 19 more players have been called up for the team in the past 12 months.
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