Socceroos youngster Matthews ruled out of World Cup with injury

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portsmouth/zckREQFJ/"]Portsmouth[/a] centre ‌back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/matthews-hayden/tjYJp4mU/"]Matthews[/a]' hopes of selection for the June 11 to July ‌19 World Cup are likely ⁠to ‌be over following an ankle injury, media ​reported.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leonard-dylan/htlZfy8i/"]Dylan Leonard[/a], who plays for German club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/schalke/0Ija0Ej9/"]Schalke ​04[/a], earns his first call-up to an [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/xSrf6qMM/"]Australia[/a] squad.[/p][p]Leonard joined ⁠12 additions ​to the training squad in Sarasota, including defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stensness-gianni/8jf7fNnD/"]Gianni Stensness[/a], who returns to the squad for ‌the first time since October 2024.[/p][embed guid="4f2e8257-d5e7-4700-8ddf-9bfb96dee249" url="https://x.com/rossco1304/status/2056831029781172347" social-type="twitter" /][p]The new arrivals join 19 players already in camp ahead of coach Tony Popovic picking his final 26 for the World Cup.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/devlin-cameron/AB6yoWr5/"]Cameron Devlin[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/boyle-martin/f7Wzffpk/"]Martin Boyle[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suto-ante/MceLODUb/"]Ante Suto[/a] joined ‌from Scotland, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/italiano-jacob/x2rPoBfJ/"]Jacob Italiano[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/geria-jason/EFDlG9Go/"]​Jason Geria[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/degenek-milos/n1S8eZb9/"]Milos Degenek[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-neill-aiden/bucq8fAg/"]Aiden O'Neill[/a] ‌and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bos-jordan/fZFBMyjl/"]Jordan Bos[/a] were also added.[/p][p]Australia play [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 at ⁠the World ⁠Cup.[/p]