Emerging defender on comeback trail from serious knee injury
Australia face Japan and Saudi Arabia with qualification on the line
Socceroos coach Tony Popovic has named fit-again defender Alessandro Circati as part of his extended 26-man squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Japan and Saudi Arabia.
Australia sit third in the qualifying group on 13 points and will round out their campaign against Japan in Perth on Thursday and third-placed Saudi Arabia (10 points) in Jeddah the following Tuesday.
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