Influential player confirms he is to undergo surgery on injured footMidfielder will miss crunch games against Japan and Saudi Arabia
Jackson Irvine has confirmed he is set to miss the Socceroos’ final two World Cup qualifiers to undergo foot surgery that will place fresh stress on the depth at Tony Popovic’s disposal.
Irvine backed the Socceroos to get past Japan and Saudi Arabia in crunch qualifiers and seal their passage to next year’s World Cup in North America after writing on social media that he would go under the knife.
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