Qatar World Cup: 18 years old Garang Kuol called up for Australia's WC Squad, Sainsbury and Langerak left out

By Javed Baloch

Nov 9, 2022

Australia football federation announced their 26-men squad for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.

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In a surprise decision, Garang Kuol, 18, was called up to Australian national squad despite having never played a senior match in his career.

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The two most notable absences are defender Trent Sainsbury and in-form goalie Mitch Langerak. Here is the complete list of players named in the 26-men list:

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Goalkeepers

Mathew Ryan (Cpt) (FC Copenhagen, Denmark), Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC, Australia), Danny Vukovic (Central Coast Mariners, Australia)

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Defenders

Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian, Scotland), Aziz Behich (Dundee United, Scotland), Milos Degenek (Columbus Crew, USA), Thomas Deng (Albirex Niigata, Japan), Fran Karacic (Brescia Calcio, Italy), Joel King (Odense Boldklub, Denmark), Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian, Scotland), Harry Souttar (Stoke City, England), Bailey Wright (Sunderland AFC, England)

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Midfielders

Aaron Mooy (Celtic FC, Scotland), Riley McGree (Middlesbrough FC, England), Ajdin Hrustic (Hellas Verona FC, Italy), Jackson Irvine (FC St. Pauli, Germany), Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian, Scotland), Keanu Baccus (St. Mirren, Scotland)

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Forwards

Martin Boyle (Hibernian FC, Scotland), Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners, Australia), Mitchell Duke (Fagiano Okayama, Japan), Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United, Australia), Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners, Australia), Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC, Australia), Awer Mabil (Cadiz CF, Spain), Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC, Australia)

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