The Socceroos reached their sixth straight World Cup and advanced from Group D as runners-up behind co-hosts USA, edging Paraguay on head-to-head goal difference. A pragmatic side under Popovic, captained by goalkeeper Mat Ryan at his record-equalling fourth World Cup, with 17 first-time World Cup players in the group.
Head coach
Tony Popovic
Since Sep 2024
Group result
Group D (runners-up)
R32: vs Egypt
Squad avg age
26.5
26-player squad
Squad market value
€77.5m
est.
Result
Eliminated · R32 →
Lost 2–4 on pens to Egypt (1–1)
Squad
Full 26-man squad · club at selection · senior caps| # | Pos | Player | Club (league) | Age | Caps | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mathew Ryan(C) | Levante (ESP) | 34 | 104 | €1.8m |
| 2 | DF | Miloš Degenek | APOEL (CYP) | 31 | 57 | €450k |
| 3 | DF | Alessandro Circati | Parma (ITA) | 22 | 13 | €12m |
| 4 | DF | Jacob Italiano | Grazer AK (AUT) | 24 | 5 | €600k |
| 5 | DF | Jordan Bos | Feyenoord (NED) | 23 | 27 | €12m |
| 6 | DF | Jason Geria | Albirex Niigata (JPN) | 32 | 14 | €350k |
| 7 | FW | Mathew Leckie | Melbourne City (AUS) | 34 | 80 | €300k |
| 8 | MF | Connor Metcalfe | FC St. Pauli (GER) | 26 | 36 | €1.5m |
| 9 | FW | Mohamed Touré | Norwich City (ENG) | 21 | 10 | €8m |
| 10 | FW | Ajdin Hrustic | Heracles Almelo (NED) | 29 | 37 | €600k |
| 11 | FW | Awer Mabil | Castellón (ESP) | 30 | 38 | €500k |
| 12 | GK | Paul Izzo | Randers (DEN) | 30 | 4 | €500k |
| 13 | MF | Aiden O'Neill | New York City FC (USA) | 27 | 31 | €3m |
| 14 | MF | Cammy Devlin | Heart of Midlothian (SCO) | 27 | 5 | €2m |
| 15 | DF | Kai Trewin | New York City FC (USA) | 24 | 6 | €1.8m |
| 16 | DF | Aziz Behich | Melbourne City (AUS) | 35 | 84 | €250k |
| 17 | FW | Nestory Irankunda | Watford (ENG) | 19 | 15 | €8m |
| 18 | GK | Patrick Beach | Melbourne City (AUS) | 22 | 2 | €1m |
| 19 | DF | Harry Souttar | Leicester City (ENG) | 27 | 38 | €3.5m |
| 20 | FW | Cristian Volpato | Sassuolo (ITA) | 22 | 1 | €10m |
| 21 | DF | Cameron Burgess | Swansea City (WAL) | 30 | 27 | €1.5m |
| 22 | MF | Jackson Irvine | FC St. Pauli (GER) | 32 | 82 | €1m |
| 23 | FW | Nishan Velupillay | Melbourne Victory (AUS) | 24 | 7 | €650k |
| 24 | MF | Paul Okon-Engstler | Sydney FC (AUS) | 20 | 6 | €1.2m |
| 25 | DF | Lucas Herrington | Colorado Rapids (USA) | 18 | 4 | €4.5m |
| 26 | FW | Tete Yengi | Machida Zelvia (JPN) | 25 | 1 | €450k |