Socceroos call eight up to training squad after McGree ruled out

[p]One of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/xSrf6qMM/"]Australia[/a]'s most creative players, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcgree-riley/nqCW2QeG/"]McGree[/a]'s injury comes days ‌before coach Tony Popovic confirms his 26-man squad ‌for the June 11 to July 19 tournament in North ‌America, where they play [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/turkey/QeijuHo5/"]Turkey[/a], co-hosts 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].[/p][p]With the experienced [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/goodwin-craig/pCTh1BmO/"]Craig Goodwin[/a] unselected for a pre-World Cup training camp in Sarasota, Florida, McGree's absence leaves Australia ‌light on depth for attackers on ⁠the left flank.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/duke-mitchell/zDFlzabo/"]Mitch Duke[/a]'s ‌hopes of returning to the World Cup are effectively over, with ​the veteran striker among a group of eight mostly fringe players cut from the training ​camp.[/p][p]Duke scored the goal in a 1-0 group stage win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tunisia/QqZVYk95/"]Tunisia[/a] at Qatar 2022 to help Australia ⁠advance to the ​knockout phase.[/p][p]With Scotland-based striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suto-ante/MceLODUb/"]Ante Suto[/a] also released, Popovic has given a first call-up to another uncapped forward in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yengi-tete/YTFoCLya/"]Tete Yengi[/a], the younger brother of Kusini, who played ‌a role for Australia in World Cup qualifying but was ruled out of the tournament by a thigh injury.[/p][embed guid="7eee26eb-944a-44dd-ba63-897ea0d56e5a" url="https://x.com/10SportAU/status/2059082446822617486" social-type="twitter" /][p]Yengi, like Kusini, is a Japan-based striker.[/p][p]He was among a group of eight called up, including defenders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/circati-alessandro/x0EJsbc8/"]Alessandro Circati[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/herrington-lucas/4ApZ8wCi/"]Lucas Herrington[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trewin-kai/GGToShT2/"]Kai Trewin[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rowles-kye/dppVYtQu/"]Kye Rowles[/a], seasoned winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mabil-awer/EZJnz8L7/"]Awer Mabil[/a], goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ryan-mathew/YBLvziIh/"]Mat Ryan[/a] and holding midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/okon-engstler-paul/2TYezBuo/"]Paul Okon-Engstler[/a].[/p][p]Three names will need to be cut from the ‌training squad of 29, with either [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/beach-patrick/d6MmYtl5/"]Patrick Beach[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauci-joe/vu6c27jr/"]​Joe Gauci[/a] set to miss out as the third ‌goalkeeper behind captain Ryan and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/izzo-paul/v5z7HY7j/"]Paul Izzo[/a].[/p][p]Australia will warm up for the World Cup with friendlies against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/O6iHcNkd/"]Mexico[/a] in Pasadena on May 30 and Switzerland in San Diego on June 6 before meeting ⁠Turkey in their World ⁠Cup opener in Vancouver ‌on June 13.[/p]