Graham Arnold will use this month’s fixtures to inform his approach to the 2026 qualifiers and next January’s Asian Cup
Graham Arnold to name almost identical squad to one in Qatarcycle has begun in earnest for Graham Arnold, who will use two freshly announced home friendlies this month to inform his approach to the 2026 qualifiers and next January’s Asian Cup.
“We’ve got a long list of players that we’re already monitoring and scouting for the next campaign,” Arnold said. “But for these two games I’m looking to bring back the boys that went to the World Cup. These two games are an opportunity for the boys just to actually feel the worth of what they did for the nation.”
“I said right at the start of my campaign in 2018 – and I got laughed at – that we will be the greatest Socceroos team in history. That’s going to be the main goal again. It’s about achieving more than what we did in Qatar and starting again.” It also means continuing his search for players with dual nationality, having already persuaded Harry Souttar, Boyle and Jason Cummings to switch allegiances from Scotland to Australia to great on-field success.
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