Two stars axed in Socceroos selection bombshell

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Socceroos manager Graham Arnold has dropped respective bombshells successful announcing a 26-player squad for the upcoming World Cup.

One-time Socceroos mainstays Tom Rogic and Trent Sainsbury person some been near retired of the database announced connected Tuesday afternoon.

Veteran goalkeeper Mitch Langerak and experienced striker Adam Taggart are the different hard luck stories missing from a squad that includes breathtaking bolters Garang Kuol, Jason Cummings, and Keanu Baccus.

Kuol, 18, caps a singular twelvemonth successful which helium scored a declaration with Premier League giants Newcastle and broke into Arnold's nationalist team.

Cummings, 27, was calved successful Scotland but qualifies for Australia done his mother, and is already a cult leader successful the A-League.

There's wounded clouds hanging implicit 3 squad members - Kye Rowles, Harry Souttar, and Martin Boyle - but Arnold is assured of each 3 being acceptable to play a relation successful the World Cup.

"It's been a unsocial and hard qualification run and we present get successful Qatar with an breathtaking squad which volition bash everything to marque Australia arrogant connected the satellite stage," Arnold said.

"Over the past 4 years, 32 players person made their debut for the nationalist team. I privation to convey each subordinate who has helped the squad implicit this journey.

"We person called upon 68 players during the qualifying run and each 1 of them has played a portion successful getting america here.

"The make-up of our squad reflects Australia's multicultural landscape. Our boys travel from each implicit the world, they each person antithetic journeys, but we are agreed by 1 jersey."

The Socceroos statesman their Cup run against France connected Wednesday, November 23 (AEDT).

SOCCEROOS 2022 WORLD CUP SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Mat Ryan, Danny Vukovic, Andrew Redmayne

Defenders: Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles, Milos Degenek, Aziz Behich, Fran Karacic, Nathaniel Atkinson, Thomas Deng, Bailey Wright, Joel King, Keanu Bacchus

Midfielders: Jackson Irvine, Aaron Mooy, Ajdin Hrustic, Riley McGree, Cameron Devlin

Attackers: Jamie Maclaren, Martin Boyle, Awer Mabil, Garang Kuol, Craig Goodwin, Mitchell Duke, Jason Cummings, Mat Leckie

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