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There wasn't 1 subordinate who looked retired of spot connected the satellite stage, but who were the standouts for the Socceroos during their 2022 World Cup campaign? We interruption down the tourney and springiness each subordinate successful the squad a people retired of 10.
By Matt Bungard|3:32am Dec 05, 2022
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Mixed fortunes for Socceroos stars
Harry Souttar, Craig Goodwin and Nathaniel Atkinson each featured successful the Socceroos' World Cup campaign.
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1. Mat Ryan - 8/10
The skipper had 1 fearfulness infinitesimal against Argentina which ended up being highly costly, but his tourney arsenic a full was fantastic, with the goalkeeper integral successful Australia's 2 cleanable sheets, portion keeping Argentina astatine bay to support the effect successful scope precocious successful the crippled successful the circular of 16 clash.
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2. Milos Degenek - 7/10
After coming connected arsenic a sub successful each of the archetypal 2 games, Degenek was handed the close backmost spot by Graham Arnold against Tunisia and Argentina, wherever helium held his own.
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3. Nathaniel Atkinson - 5/10
The Hearts defender worked hard but was made to look foolish by Kylian Mbappe a mates of times - not that there's immoderate shame successful that - earlier an wounded kept him retired of the squad for the Tunisia game, and helium ne'er re-gained his position.
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4. Kye Rowles - 7.5/10
Far much attraction is being directed towards his chap centre backmost Harry Souttar, but Rowles had a good run successful his ain right, and was mostly coagulated successful defence.
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5. Fran Karacic - 6/10
The defender played astir 90 minutes each up, being utilized arsenic a starter against Tunisia and coming connected arsenic a precocious sub against Denmark. He was caught retired of presumption a mates of times successful his star, but played good for the astir part.
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6. Marco Tilio - N/A
The Melbourne City antheral did not diagnostic successful the tournament.
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7. Mat Leckie - 8.5/10
An perfectly fantastic showing from Leckie passim each 4 games, mounting up Craig Goodwin's extremity against France and scoring a worldie himself against Denmark.
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8. Bailey Wright - 7/10
Came connected towards the extremity of the Denmark crippled to assistance unafraid the cleanable sheet, and did truthful brilliantly - Wright's affectional outpouring aft afloat time, and his family's sacrifices, should not beryllium forgotten either.
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9. Jamie Maclaren - 6/10
Came connected arsenic a substitute successful Australia's last 3 matches, and portion helium didn't person immoderate extremity contributions, helium was perpetually lively, peculiarly against Tunisia.
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10. Ajdin Hrustic - 6/10
Not the tourney helium would person wanted aft injuries kept him retired of the archetypal lucifer and constricted him to substitute appearances successful the ensuing three. He'll apt person different accidental successful 4 years' clip arsenic his vocation continues to blossom.
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11. Awer Mabil - 6/10
The antheral who scored the decisive punishment against Peru was constricted to conscionable 2 substitute appearances successful the tournament, and had constricted chances to amusement his talent.
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12. Andrew Redmayne - N/A
The Grey Wiggle volition everlastingly beryllium a leader aft the Peru game, but helium did not play a infinitesimal successful this World Cup.
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13. Aaron Mooy - 8/10
Turned successful 1 of the champion performances by immoderate Australian midfielder ever against Tunisia, and was precise coagulated against Denmark and Argentina arsenic well.
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14. Riley McGree - 7.5/10
Asked to play respective antithetic positions, McGree's versatility and endowment were wide to spot - and he's different that should beryllium a cardinal portion of that 2026 campaign.
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15. Mitch Duke - 8/10
Started up apical successful each 4 games, and was good rewarded for his hard enactment and cognition with that superb extremity against Tunisia.
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16. Aziz Behich - 8.5/10
Was fantastic successful each 4 games, some defensively and going guardant - his precocious dribble against Argentina volition spell down arsenic 1 of the large 'what if' moments.
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17. Cameron Devlin - N/A
Another who didn't play, but helium did travel distant with 1 of the top prizes of each - Lionel Messi's jersey.
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18. Danny Vukovic - N/A
Just similar backup keeper Redmayne, the third-choice goalkeeper did not play either.
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19. Harry Souttar - 9/10
The breakout prima of the squad - Souttar volition person nary shortage of involvement from Premier League clubs, and it would beryllium a beauteous large daze if helium was inactive a Stoke City subordinate astatine the extremity of January, fto unsocial the commencement of adjacent season.
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20. Thomas Deng - N/A
The erstwhile Victory defender did not get the accidental to play successful immoderate of the 4 matches.
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