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Australia qualified for Qatar 2022 by the narrowest of margins, beating Peru 5-4 on penalties to reach their fifth straight World Cup.
This will be the men’s team’s sixth appearance at the World Cup and they go into the tournament ranked 38th in the world, in the latest Fifa rankings.
The side is under the watch of Graham Arnold, the former Sydney FC coach who holds several records in Australia’s top-flight A-League, including the second most wins in the competition’s history and the best career winning percentage and unbeaten percentage.
Australia are champion of two confederations, having won the OFC Nations Cup four times between 1980 and 2004, as well as the AFC Asian Cup in 2015.
Their spell in the Middle East will feature two familiar rivals, Denmark and France, who were also drawn in their group at Russia 2018 and proved better.
During their final warm-up matches, they beat neighbours New Zealand 1-0 and 2-0.
Australia World Cup 2022 squad
World Cup squads are usually announced around six weeks before the World Cup starts. This year the World Cup will run from November 21 to December 18.
While the final squad has not been announced, here’s who played in the June internationals.
Goalkeepers: Mat Ryan (Real Sociedad), Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC), GK: Danny Vukovic (NEC).
Defenders: Milos Degenek (Columbus Crew), Fran Karacic (Brescia), Nathanial Atkinson (Hearts), Bailey Wright (Sunderland), Aziz Behich (unattached), Kye Rowles (Hearts), Trent Sainsbury (unattached), Jason Davidson (Eupen), Joel King (OB).
Midfielders: Denis Genreau (Toulouse), Ajdin Hrustic (Eintracht Frankfurt), Aaron Mooy (Shanghai Port), Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United), Jackson Irvine (St. Pauli), Gianni Stensness (Viking Stavanger), Kenny Dougall (Blackpool).
Forwards: Martin Boyle (Al-Faisaly), Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City), Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City), Awer Mabil (Cadiz). Mitchell Duke (Fagiano Okayama), Marco Tilio (Melbourne City), Nicholas D’Agostino (Melbourne Victory), Adam Taggart (Cerezo Osaka).