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Australia
FIFA #48AUS
How they play
Set pieces and grit.
World ranking
#27
Confederation
AFC · Asia
How they play
Set pieces and grit.
Signature moment
December 2022, Round of 16. Australia had escaped the group for the first time since 2006 — past Tunisia and Denmark — and drew Argentina. They lost 2-1 to the eventual champions, Harry Souttar shadowing Messi for ninety minutes. Somewhere a kid in Melbourne, up at 2am, decided football was their sport. That's the Socceroos.
The ones to watch
- Mat RyanGKThe calm, experienced anchor between the posts who has been the Socceroos' backbone through their biggest moments.
- Harry SouttarCBTowering centre-back who brings physicality and composure in equal measure — exactly what you need when the knockout rounds arrive.
- Riley McGreeMFAn energetic midfielder with technical quality above his profile, the kind of player who does the disciplined dirty work and then suddenly scores a wonder goal.
- Ajdin HrusticMFCreative and technically gifted, he's the player who can unpick a stubborn defensive block with one perfectly weighted pass.
- Mitchell DukeFWThe hard-running, hold-up striker who scored *the* goal against Tunisia in 2022 and became an overnight legend back home.
One email the morning of their opener. Nothing else.
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