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Young Socceroos head coach Jan Versleijen has selected a 25-man squad for a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra next week as part of his team’s preparation for the FIFA under-20 World Cup.
Queensland Roar midfielder Mitch Nichols is among those included, having collected his first Socceroo cap against Kuwait earlier this month.
He is joined by Newcastle’s 17-year-old defender Ben Kantarovski who was also part of Pim verbeek’s squad, but did not play.
The majority of the squad have been selected from the Hyundai A-League and National Youth League with the exception of Jason Davidson, who plays for Hume City in the Victorian Premier League.
The 24-team tournament, which will be held in Egypt from September 24-October 16 and will include England, Italy, Germany, Brazil and Spain.
Squad: Mark Birighitti (Adelaide United), Luke Brattan (Queensland Roar), James Brown (Gold Coast United), Isaka Cernak (Queensland Roar), Kofi Danning (Sydney FC), Jason Davidson (Hume City, VPL), Luke DeVere (Queensland Roar), Nathan Elasi (Melbourne Victory), Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC), Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets), Matthew Jurman (Sydney FC), Ben Kantarovski (Newcastle Jets), Osama Malik (Adelaide United), Joshua McVey (Queensland Roar), Tahj Minniecon (Queensland Roar), Brodie Mooy (Newcastle Jets), Sam Munro (Sydney FC), Mitch Nichols (Queensland Roar), Thomas Oar (Queensland Roar), Chris Payne (Sydney FC), Andrew Redmayne (Central Coast Mariners), Sean Rooney (Newcastle Jets), Sebastian Ryall (Melbourne Victory), Matthew Theodore (Melbourne Victory), Nik Tsattalios (Newcastle Jets).
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