Head Coach Ange Postecoglou today revealed the 23 players that will represent Australia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

The squad will be captained by midfielder Mile Jedinak with Tim Cahill, Mark Bresciano and Mark Milligan becoming the first Australian football players to represent the Socceroos at three World Cup tournaments following the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.

The Socceroos squad is made up of three goalkeepers, six defenders, 10 midfielders and four strikers with seven of the 23 players currently playing in the Hyundai A-League.

The four players to miss out on the final squad are Mark Birighitti, Josh Kennedy, Tom Rogic and Luke Wilkshire.

“Every step of the selection process has been difficult because the players have worked very hard since they came into camp but we have had to weigh up form, fitness and squad balance in coming up with the 23 players who will represent Australia at the 2014 World Cup,” Postecoglou said.

“We’ve selected a squad that can do Australia proud and they will walk out onto the pitch for the World Cup in the green and gold shirt and display the characteristics that define our country.

“Our stated aim is to make our country proud, show the world what Australians are made of and test ourselves against the very best football players in the world and this group of players is capable of doing that.”

SOCCEROOS 23-MAN SQUAD FOR THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL

Name Club, Country Position A-International Appearances (goals) Oliver BOZANIC FC Luzern, SWITZERLAND Midfielder 3 Mark BRESCIANO Al Gharafa, QATAR Midfielder 73 (13) Tim CAHILL New York Red Bulls, USA Forward 69 (33) Jason DAVIDSON SC Heracles Almelo, NETHERLANDS Defender 6 Ivan FRANJIC Brisbane Roar, AUSTRALIA Defender 8 Eugene GALEKOVIC Adelaide United, AUSTRALIA Goalkeeper 8 Ben HALLORAN Fortuna Dusseldorf, GERMANY Forward 1 James HOLLAND FK Austria Vienna, AUSTRIA Midfielder 13 Mile JEDINAK Crystal Palace FC, ENGLAND Midfielder 43 (4) Mitchell LANGERAK B.V. Borussia 09 Dortmund, GERMANY Goalkeeper 3 Mathew LECKIE FSV Frankfurt 1899, GERMANY Forward 7 (1) Massimo LUONGO Swindon Town FC, ENGLAND Midfielder 2 Ryan McGOWAN Shandong Luneng Taishan FC, CHINA Defender 9 Matt McKAY Brisbane Roar, AUSTRALIA Midfielder 46 (1) Mark MILLIGAN Melbourne Victory, AUSTRALIA Midfielder 29 (2) Tommy OAR FC Utrecht, NETHERLANDS Midfielder 14 (1) Mat RYAN Club Brugge KV, BELGIUM Goalkeeper 6 Matthew SPIRANOVIC Western Sydney Wanderers, AUSTRALIA Defender 17 Adam TAGGART Newcastle Jets, AUSTRALIA Forward 4 (3) James TROISI Melbourne Victory, AUSTRALIA Midfielder 10 (1) Dario VIDOSIC FC Sion, SWITZERLAND Midfielder 22 (2) Alex WILKINSON Jeonbuk Hyundai, KOREA REPUBLIC Defender 2 Bailey WRIGHT Preston North End FC, ENGLAND Defender -

PRE WORLD CUP WARM UP MATCH

Australia v Croatia

June 6

Pituacu Stadium, Salvador

Kick off 8pm (9am AEST)



SOCCEROOS FIFA WORLD CUP GROUP STAGE MATCHES

Chile v Australia

June 13

Arena Pantanal (Cuiaba)

6pm kick off (8am AEST on 14 June)

Australia v Netherlands

June 18

Estadio Beira-Rio (Porto Alegre)

1pm kick off (2am AEST on 19 June)

Australia v Spain

June 23

Arena da Baixada (Curitiba)

1pm kick off (2am AEST June 24)

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