Short name:
AUS
Middle size name:
Australia
Australia showed plenty of spirit to make it this far for the fifth consecutive renewal, posting a late win over United Arab Emirates and then edging out Peru on penalties to win back-to-back play-offs, both played in Qatar, and the Socceroos always work hard.
They have only ever won two games at a World Cup finals and were in a group alongside France and Denmark in Russia four years ago, losing 2-1 to the eventual winners while holding the Danes to a 1-1 draw.
Looking at the Australia World Cup 2022 odds, Graham Arnold’s side are fancied to beat Tunisia but are 11/4 to progress, with France and Denmark unsurprisingly odds-on.
Australia have a number of players with experience of English football, including goalkeeper Mat Ryan, defender Bailey Wright and midfielders Aaron Mooy and Jackson Irvine.
Goalkeepers: Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC), Mat Ryan (Copenhagen), Danny Vukovic (Central Coast Mariners)
Defenders: Nathaniel Atkinson (Hearts), Aziz Behich (Dundee United), Milos Degenek (Columbus Crew), Thomas Deng (Albirex Niigata), Fran Karacic (Brescia), Joel King (OB), Kye Rowles (Hearts), Harry Souttar (Stoke City), Bailey Wright (Sunderland)
Midfielders: Keanu Baccus (St Mirren), Cameron Devlin (Hearts), Ajdin Hrustic (Verona), Jackson Irvine (St Pauli), Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), Aaron Mooy (Celtic)
Forwards: Martin Boyle (Hibernian), Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners), Mitchell Duke (Fagiano Okayama), Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United), Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners), Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City), Awer Mabil (Cadiz), Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City)
