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Australia

World Cup 2026 · Group D · AFC · FIFA Rank #26

Group SpoilerCoach: Tony PopovicBest result: Round of 16 (2006, 2022)Appearance #7

⚙️ Tactical Profile

Asia's most physical qualifier: a 3-4-2-1 that's organized, dominant in the air and brutally effective from set pieces. Popovic has drilled the counter-attacking structure to a point. What they don't do is create from open play — and they know it.

🔮 Expectations

A sixth straight World Cup, and in 2022 they made eventual champions Argentina sweat in the round of 16. The Socceroos profile as Group D's spoiler: hard to beat, ugly to play. Third place and a round-of-32 ticket would be a job well done.

⭐ Key Players

Jackson IrvineMidfielder · St. Pauli — Captain, culture-setter, and a midfielder who never stops arriving in the box.76Mathew RyanGoalkeeper · AS Roma — Four World Cups of experience between the posts.77Nestory IrankundaWinger · Watford — A teenage missile launcher — the most exciting raw talent Australia has produced.74Harry SouttarCentre-Back · Sheffield United — Six-foot-six of pure defiance. Set pieces at both ends belong to him.76Riley McGreeMidfielder · Middlesbrough — The left-footed craft in an otherwise industrial midfield.75

📋 Full 26-Man Squad

Mathew RyanMilos DegenekAlessandro CircatiJacob ItalianoJordan BosJason GeriaMathew LeckieConnor MetcalfeMohamed ToureAjdin HrusticAwer MabilPaul IzzoAiden O'NeillCammy DevlinKai TrewinAziz BehichNestory IrankundaPatrick BeachHarry SouttarCristian VolpatoCameron BurgessJackson IrvineNishan VelupillayPaul Okon-EngstlerLucas HerringtonTete Yengi

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