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Australia held an attack-minded Turkiye at bay in their World Cup opener and came out on top in a 2-0 win to go joint-top of Group D. The post Popovic hails ‘special’ young Australia side after winning World Cup opener appeared first on SoccerNews.
Livingston shipped striker Tete Yengi out to Japan in January and, while his parent club slipped to relegation from the Scottish Premiership, the 25-year-old has won himself a call-up to Australia's pre-World Cup training squad. Yengi joined the West Lothian club in January 2024 from Ipswich Town and his 10 goals in 43 appearances helped win promotion last season. Yengi's six goals in 22 appearances have led to a first call-up to the Socceroos' squad and he now will hope to be among head coach Tony Popovic's final picks for this summer's finals.
With a touch over a week to go before Australia coach Tony Popovic names his 26 players, whose ticket is punched and who will be left disappointed?They are brimming with promise, but with faces not wholly familiar. These are your 2026 Socceroos, who will take to the field against Turkey next month with a lineup dominated by those yet to experience a World Cup.The head coach, Tony Popovic, is at least someone well-known to the country’s broader sporting consciousness as a veteran of the 2006 tournament. In a training camp in Florida, he is now finalising the 26-player World Cup squad he will name on 1 June. Continue reading...
