Socceroos coach Graham Arnold has named his 23-man squad for their opening 2022 World Cup qualifier against Kuwait on Wednesday, September 11 (AEST).
Arnold decided to leave out midfielder Tom Rogic for their Group B opener with the Celtic star yet to feature this season due to an ankle injury.
Uncapped Fleetwood Town defender Harry Souttar was called-up to an inexperienced squad that includes a dozen players with 10 caps or less.
“I find it exciting for the Socceroos and the nation that there were so many more players in contention for this squad," Arnold said.
"I am expecting healthy competition for places in the starting side for Kuwait and our upcoming qualification matches as we target a winning start on our journey to Qatar."
Kuwait, who sit 156th in the world rankings, were defeated 4-0 by Australia in their previous meeting.
Australia’s 23-man squad:
Mustafa Amini
Aziz Behich
Brandon Borrello
Milos Degenek
Apostolos Giannou
Craig Goodwin
Rhyan Grant
Ajdin Hrustic
Jackson Irvine
James Jeggo
Mitchell Langerak
Mathew Leckie
Massimo Luongo
Awer Mabil
Jamie Maclaren
Mark Milligan
Aaron Mooy
Andrew Redmayne
Mathew Ryan
Trent Sainsbury
Brad Smith
Harry Souttar
Adam Taggart