Boyle, who missed the 2022 World Cup through injury, was one of the four players cut from the 30-man train-on squad. The other three to miss the final 26-man contingent were goalkeeper Joe Gauci, defender Kye Rowles and forward Brandon Borello. Attacking weapon Volpato was brought into the Socceroos camp late last week after switching his international allegiance from Italy to Australia. Neither Volpato nor Japan-based striker Yengi were part of Australia’s 26-man match-day on squad on Sunday for the Socceroos’ 1-0 friendly international loss to Mexico at the Rose Bowl in California.
However, both have made Socceroos’ coach Tony Popovic’s final World Cup squad. The Socceroos have another warm-up clash this Sunday against Switzerland in San Diego ahead of their opening World Cup Group D battle with Turkiye in Vancouver on June 14 (AEST). “We are delighted to finally announce the 26 players who will represent the Socceroos at the FIFA World Cup 2026,” Popovic said. “A range of factors has gone into selecting this final World Cup squad. Some difficult decisions had to be made. “That’s the nature of major tournaments, but it’s also a credit to all the players involved over the past few weeks who worked extremely hard during an extended and challenging pre-camp. “I’d like to acknowledge the players who contributed to our direct World Cup qualification but are not part of this squad. Their contribution should not be forgotten. “Our focus now shifts to finalising our preparations for the upcoming friendly against Switzerland and for our World Cup group matches.” Socceroos squad: Patrick Beach, Aziz Behich, Jordan Bos, Cameron Burgess, Alessandro Circati, Milos Degenek, Cameron Devlin, Jason Geria, Lucas Herrington, Ajdin Hrustic, Nestory Irankunda, Jackson Irvine, Jacob Italiano, Paul Izzo, Mathew Leckie, Awer Mabil, Connor Metcalfe, Aiden O’Neill, Paul Okon-Engsstler, Mathew Ryan, Harry Souttar, Mohamed Toure, Kai Trewin, Nishan Velupillay, Cristian Volpato, Tete Yengi.