Melbourne Victory midfielder Mark Milligan has been ruled out of the Socceroo squad for the clash with Japan after failing to recover from a knee injury he suffered in last weekend’s Hyundai A-League clash with the Newcastle Jets.

Milligan’s departure was delayed a day to see if his knee settled down following the injury but he was today ruled out of the match and will not travel to Japan.

Socceroos Head Coach Ange Postecoglou has decided not to replace Milligan in the squad, which will now contain 22 players for the week-long training camp and match against Japan in Osaka on 18 November.

The 22-man Socceroos squad is:

Name Club, Country A International Caps (Goals) Aziz Behich Bursaspor, Turkey 6 (2) Oliver Bozanic Luzern, Switzerland 5 (0) Mark Bresciano Al Gharafa, Qatar 80 (13) Joshua Brillante ACF Fiorentina, Italy 5 (0) Tim Cahill New York Red Bulls, USA 75 (35) Jason Davidson West Bromwich Albion F.C., England 13 (0) Ivan Franjic FK Torpedo Moskva, Russia 11 (0) Chris Herd Aston Villa, England 3 (0) James Holland FK Austria Vienna, Austria 15 (0) Mile Jedinak Crystal Palace FC, England 51 (6) Robbie Kruse TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany 31 (3) Mitchell Langerak (gk) B.V. Borussia 09 Dortmund, Germany 5 (0) Mathew Leckie FC Ingolstadt 04, Germany 15 (1) Massimo Luongo Swindon Town FC, England 4 (0) Matt McKay Brisbane Roar, Australia 49 (1) Mitch Nichols Perth Glory, Australia 4 (0) Aaron Mooy Melbourne City, Australia 3 (3) Mat Ryan (gk) Club Brugge KV, Belgium 12 (0) Trent Sainsbury P.E.C. Zwolle, Netherlands 3 (0) Nikolai Topor-Stanley Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia 4 (0) James Troisi S.V. Zulte Waregem, Belgium 15 (1) Alex Wilkinson Jeonbuk Hyundai FC, Korea Republic 10 (0)

MATCH DETAILS

Japan v Australia

18 November 2014

Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka

Kick-Off 7.20pm (9.20pm AEDT)

The Japan v Australia match will be broadcast LIVE on FOX SPORTS and ABC TV.