Caltex Socceroos Head Coach Ange Postecoglou has named his final 23-player squad for the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers against Japan and Thailand.

Postecoglou has settled on a very experienced playing group with Awer Mabil and Danny Vukovic the only uncapped players.

With the results from these two upcoming matches critical, Postecoglou is looking forward to the challenge.

“Throughout this qualification campaign we have looked to evolve and improve from match to match,” said Postecoglou.

“I believe that the players that we have named today are ready for these two very important matches.

“Our focus is to get a positive result against Japan and then look to finish the group stage with a win on home soil in Melbourne against Thailand,” concluded Postecoglou.

The Caltex Socceroos will begin to assemble in Tokyo from Sunday 27 August 2017.

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Caltex Socceroos 23-Player squad for the following matches / tournaments:

2018 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier v Japan (Saitama; 31 August 2017)

2018 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier v Thailand (Melbourne; 5 September 2017)

Name Club, Country A International Caps (Goals) Mustafa AMINI Aarhus Gymnastikforening (AGF), Denmark 1 (0) Tim CAHILL Melbourne City FC, Australia 100 (48) Milos DEGENEK Yokohama F. Marinos, Japan 11 (0) Alex GERSBACH Rosenborg BK, Norway 3 (0) Jackson IRVINE Burton Albion FC, England 13 (1) Tomi JURIC FC Luzern, Switzerland 26 (7) Robbie KRUSE VfL Bochum, Germany 55 (4) Mitchell LANGERAK VfB Stuttgart, Germany 8 (0) Mathew LECKIE Hertha BSC, Germany 44 (5) Massimo LUONGO Queens Park Rangers FC, England 29 (5) Awer MABIL F.C. Paços de Ferreira, Portugal - Jamie MACLAREN SV Darmstadt 98, Germany 4 (0) Ryan McGOWAN Al-Sharjah, UAE 20 (0) Mark MILLIGAN Melbourne Victory, Australia 59 (6) Aaron MOOY Huddersfield Town AFC, England 26 (5) Tom ROGIC Celtic FC, Scotland 27 (7) Mathew RYAN Brighton & Hove Albion FC, England 35 (0) Trent SAINSBURY Jiangsu Suning FC, China PR 27 (3) Brad SMITH AFC Bournemouth, England 15 (0) Matthew SPIRANOVIC Hangzhou Greentown FC, China PR 34 (0) James TROISI Melbourne Victory, Australia 32 (5) Daniel VUKOVIC KRC Genk, Belgium - Bailey WRIGHT Bristol City FC, England 18 (1)

MATCH DETAILS - 2018 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers

Japan v Caltex Socceroos

Thursday 31 August 2017

Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan

Kick-Off: 7.35pm (local) (8:35pm AEST)

The match will be broadcast LIVE on Fox Sports and the Nine Network

Caltex Socceroos v Thailand

Tuesday 5 September 2017

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne

Kick-Off: 8:00pm (AEST)

The match will be broadcast LIVE on Fox Sports and the Nine Network

For more information regarding ticketing please visit www.socceroos.com.au/tickets