Popovic makes ten changes to Socceroos squad for Brazil friendlies

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/xSrf6qMM/"]Socceroos[/a] will play [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a] on both September 25 (Townsville) and September 29 (Brisbane) in their only two home-nation friendlies leading up to the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.[/p][p]They'll therefore serve as very important practice and intelligence gathering for Popovic, who has seemingly moved on from several depth players selected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. [/p][p]Popovic was unable to call upon the injured trio of Jordy Bos, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/burgess-cameron/xrp5IqqC/"]Cameron Burgess[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/volpato-cristian/2B5YqXFG/"]Cristian Volpato[/a], all of whom would have been very likely selections if fit. [/p][p]Bos' younger brother, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bos-kasey/2kbIP4P3/"]Kasey Bos[/a], is one of seven uncapped players Popovic has added to the 16 players he has retained from the World Cup squad. [/p][embed guid="7b810c19-8b7a-42a2-a4b6-98abb0f7d21b" url="https://x.com/Socceroos/status/2100725025997480116" social-type="twitter" /][p]Former captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ryan-mathew/YBLvziIh/"]Mat Ryan[/a], who was dropped for former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/melbourne-city/OKfoGJBe/"]Melbourne City[/a] custodian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/beach-patrick/d6MmYtl5/"]Patrick Beach[/a] during the World Cup, has been left out of the squad entirely despite getting regular La Liga minutes as the starting goalkeeper for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/levante/G8FL0ShI/"]Levante[/a]. [/p][p]The other six players from the 2026 World Cup squad who have been moved on are [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/devlin-cameron/AB6yoWr5/"]Cammy Devlin[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hrustic-ajdin/phFkXFtU/"]Ajdin Hrustic[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leckie-mathew/pxSEDSGF/"]Mat Leckie[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mabil-awer/EZJnz8L7/"]Awer Mabil[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trewin-kai/GGToShT2/"]Kai Trewin[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/velupillay-nishan/fahbBTEI/"]Nishan Velupillay[/a].[/p][p]In addition to the uncapped players - Kasey Bos, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adams-eli/G4LV2oet/"]Eli Adams[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adamson-kealey/tGyiX9sB/"]Kealey Adamson[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chapman-jacob/6ibqGMO1/"]Jacob Chapman[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dukuly-yaya/0EdyhZaG/"]Yaya Dukuly[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leonard-dylan/htlZfy8i/"]Dylan Leonard[/a] and Marcus Younis - Popovic has also recalled [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcgree-riley/nqCW2QeG/"]Riley McGree[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yazbek-patrick/jy2ZAeGH/"]Patrick Yazbek[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robertson-alex/63grHnZb/"]Alex Robertson[/a]. [/p][p]McGree and Yazbek both missed the World Cup through injury, whilst [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cardiff/hO8wh6aP/"]Cardiff[/a]'s Robertson was cut from the final 26-man squad. [/p][h2]Socceroos squad to face Brazil:[/h2][p][i][b]Goalkeepers[/b][/i]: Patrick Beach, Jacob Chapman*, Paul Izzo[/p][p][i][b]Defenders[/b][/i]: Kealey Adamson*, Aziz Behich, Kasey Bos*, Alessandro Circati, Milos Degenek, Jason Geria, Lucas Herrington, Jacob Italiano, Dylan Leonard*, Harry Souttar[/p][p][i][b]Midfielders[/b][/i]: Jackson Irvine, Riley McGree, Connor Metcalfe, Aiden O’Neill, Paul Okon-Engstler, Alexander Robertson, Patrick Yazbek[/p][p][i][b]Forwards[/b][/i]: Eli Adams*, Yaya Dukuly*, Nestory Irankunda, Mohamed Toure, Tete Yengi, Marcus Younis*[/p][p]*[i]Uncapped[/i][/p][infobox id="d39bc573-b9dd-4b87-acb9-2de1f22d36c7" /]