Popovic adds two uncapped players to World Cup training squad

[p]Hong Kong-born [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bennie-daniel/dK5Ci9LL/"]‌Bennie[/a], 20, plays for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/qpr/lrMHUHDc/"]Queens Park Rangers[/a] ‌in England's second-tier Championship, while 22-year-old fellow winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/borges-rodrigues-raphael/xpR9532P/"]Borges Rodrigues[/a] is at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wigan/MgHlK2Na/"]Wigan Athletic[/a], ‌on loan from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/coventry/GOvB22xg/"]Coventry City[/a].[/p][p]The ⁠pair will ‌battle for places on Popovic's World Cup squad ​with established wide players like [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/boyle-martin/f7Wzffpk/"]Martin Boyle[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mabil-awer/EZJnz8L7/"]Awer Mabil[/a].[/p][p]The duo ​were named among seven Britain-based players called up for the camp in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sarasota/IZYDVQz7/"]Sarasota[/a] ⁠where Popovic ​and his staff will assess an extended group before naming their final 26-man squad by June 1.[/p][p]Popovic has also included [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/melbourne-city/OKfoGJBe/"]‌Melbourne City[/a] wingback [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/behich-aziz/pnjldJ6K/"]Aziz Behich[/a] and goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/beach-patrick/d6MmYtl5/"]Patrick Beach[/a], along with Netherlands-based midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hrustic-ajdin/phFkXFtU/"]Ajdin Hrustic[/a].[/p][embed guid="5e3dabe3-6405-4122-ba6a-23e537a0bc54" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA0uWWBwsmA" social-type="youtube" /][p]Beach is expected to battle [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauci-joe/vu6c27jr/"]Joe Gauci[/a] for the third goalkeeper slot, with regular captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ryan-mathew/YBLvziIh/"]Mat Ryan[/a] almost certain to start and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/izzo-paul/v5z7HY7j/"]Paul Izzo[/a] his likely first stand-in.[/p][p]The Socceroos named ‌the first eight players for the Sarasota ​camp last week. More will be ‌added as club seasons wind down.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/xSrf6qMM/"]Australia[/a] face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/turkey/QeijuHo5/"]Turkey[/a], the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/usa/fuitL4CF/"]United States[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/paraguay/YaNlqp6j/"]Paraguay[/a] in the group stage of the World Cup, which runs from ⁠June 11 ⁠to July 19.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-laliga-exclusive-australia-captain-mat-ryan-hungrier-than-ever-ahead-of-fourth-world-cup/bJ0cgsth/"]Read our exclusive interview with Socceroos goalkeeper Mat Ryan about Australia's World Cup preparations.[/a][/h2]