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Australia
Group D · Pot 3

Australia
Socceroos.

Seventh World Cup. After the shock exit in the playoff in Doha (Argentina 1:2) — back in the USA. Coached by Tony Popovich (since September 2024) — former Western Sydney Wanderers, who has restored pragmatic football to the Australians. Experienced defence, young attack.

Route · Group D
Sat · 13 JUNAustralia — Turkey — · —Vancouver · 21:00 Fri · 19 JUNUSA — Australia — · —Seattle · 12:00 Thu · 25 JUNParaguay — Australia — · —San Francisco · 19:00
Mon 29 JUNRound of 16 · D vs ?San Francisco
National anthem
Advance Australia Fair
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Wikimedia
Full path · 7 stages

National team
calendar.

Matchday 1
13 JUN · SAT · 21:00
vs Turkey
Vancouver · BC Place
Matchday 2
19 JUN · FRI · 12:00
away at USA
Seattle · Lumen Field
Matchday 3
25 JUN · THU · 19:00
away at Paraguay
San Francisco · "Levi's Stadium"
Round of 16
28 JUN–3 JUL · FRI
if they qualify
Atlanta · Boston · Vancouver · Guadalajara and 12 more
Round of 16
4 JUL–7 JUL · TUE
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas · Kansas City · Los Angeles and 4 more
Quarterfinals
9 JUL–11 JUL · SAT
if they qualify
Atlanta · New York / NJ · San Francisco · Philadelphia
Semifinals
14 JUL–15 JUL · WED
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas
Final
19 JUL · SUN
if they qualify
New York / NJ

Group stage confirmed, playoffs — date range and potential venues. Playoff schedule to be finalized after Round of 16 draw.

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Tournaments in history
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#27
FIFA Ranking
351
Odds to win
Coaching staff

Popovich —
since Arnold.

Tony Popovic

Tony Popovic

Head Coach · Australia · since September 2024

Australian, former defender "Crystal Palace" and national team (58 matches). Took over the team in September 2024 after Arnold's departure. As a coach won ACL-2014 with "Western Sydney Wanderers", worked with "Perth Glory", "Melbourne Victory" and Turkish "Karagümrük". Set up a rigid 4-2-3-1.

★ Copa America 2014 (Western Sydney) 18 matches · 11 wins 4-2-3-1 formation
Stars

Four players
to watch.

Mat Ryan

Mat Ryan

Goalkeeper · № 1 · 34 years old

Captain, No. 1 at Levante. Australia captain at World Cup 2018 and World Cup 2022.

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Jordan Bos

Jordan Bos

Defender · № 14 · 23 years old

Left back at Feyenoord. Transferred from Westerlo in 2024 — record transfer for an Australian defender.

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Alessandro Circati

Alessandro Circati

Defender · № 5 · 22 years old

Centre-back at Parma. Helped the club earn promotion to Serie A 2023/24.

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Riley McGree

Riley McGree

Midfielder · № 8 · 27 years old

"10" "Middlesbrough". Scorpion kick goal in 2018 A-League final — best goal of the year FIFA Puskás.

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Squad · preliminary list

Twenty-six players
under one roof.

Preliminary Final FIFA squad list — by May 27, 2026.

Goalkeepers

1
Mat RyanLevante34 years old · 184 cm
12
Paul IzzoRunners31 years old · 189 cm
20
Patrick BeechMelbourne City22 years old · 195 cm

Defenders

2
Miloš DegenekAPOEL31 years old · 188 cm
3
Aziz BehichMelbourne City35 years old · 171 cm
4
Cameron BurgessSwansea30 years old · 196 cm
5
Alessandro CircatiParma22 years old · 192 cm
13
Kai RowlesDC United27 years old · 185 cm
14
Jordan BosFeyenoord23 years old · 184 cm
15
Kai TrevinNew York City24 years old · 180 cm
16
Jason GeriaAlbirex32 years old · 174 cm
18
Dzheikob ItalianoGrazer AK24 · 175 cm
22
Lukas HerringtonColorado18 · 180 cm

Midfielders

6
Aiden O'NeillNew York City27 · 182 cm
7
Aiden HrusticHeracles29 · 182 cm
8
Riley McGreeMiddlesbrough27 · 177 cm
10
Konnor MetkalfSt. Pauli26 · 182 cm
17
Patrick YazbekNashville24 years old · 180 cm
19
Alex RobertsonCardiff23 · 175 cm
24
Paul Okon-EngstlerSydney21 · 180 cm

Forwards

9
Deni JuricWisła Płock28 · 195 cm
11
Martin BoyleHibernian33 · 171 cm
21
Nestory IrankundaWatford20 · 177 cm
23
Aver MabilCastellón30 · 177 cm
25
Nishan VelupillaiMelbourne Victory24 · 177 cm
26
Ante ShutoHibernian25 · 188 cm
History

Seventh World Cup 2026,
one playoffs.

Doha 2022.

7 tournaments. Best: Round of 16 in 2006 (Italy 0:1, Totti goal 90+5') and Doha 2022 (Argentina 1:2). Oceania's most consistent side, joining the AFC in 2006.

2006 1/8 2022 1/8
20221/8Argentina 1:2, DohaRound of 16
2018GroupFrance 1:2, Denmark 1:1, Peru 0:2Group
2014GroupChile 1:3, Netherlands 2:3, Spain 0:3Group
2010GroupGermany 0:4, Ghana 1:1, Serbia 2:1Group
20061/8Italy 0:1, KaiserslauternRound of 16
Chants

Stadium chants
on matchday.

Real fan chants for the national team — original, phonetic in Russian, translation and context.

Aussie Aussie Aussie
Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! / Oi! Oi! Oi!
[Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! / Oi! Oi! Oi!]
Australia! Australia! Australia! / Hey! Hey! Hey!

Universal Australian sports chant since the 1980s. Call and response — half the stadium shouts "Aussie", the other half — "Oi".