"Tony Popovic has called for his side to play with more confidence and belief in the second leg against New Zealand. But the Socceroos boss continues to insist that the young players need to earn their stripes rather than expect to be handed opportunities and international caps. The point of this exercise was to bring young, talented, potential players for the future and see where they fit in. We'll be happy either way."
"The average age of the Socceroos starting XI is just 25 years and 331 days. The last time they fielded a younger starting line up was against Cameroon at the 2017 Confederations Cup. h/t @OptaJason Share Socceroos: Paul Izzo, Lewis Miller, Alessandro Circati (capt), Milos Degenek, Cam Burgess, Kye Rowles, Aiden O'Neill, Max Balard, Connor Metcalfe, Nestory Irankunda, Mohamed Toure."
The Socceroos named a youthful starting XI with an average age of 25 years, 331 days, the youngest since the 2017 Confederations Cup. Alessandro Circati received the captain's armband in his seventh international. The XI included Paul Izzo, Lewis Miller, Milos Degenek, Cam Burgess, Kye Rowles, Aiden O'Neill, Max Balard, Connor Metcalfe, Nestory Irankunda and Mohamed Toure. Tony Popovic said young players must earn opportunities while calling for greater confidence in the second leg. New Zealand started a strong XI led by striker Chris Wood as they chased a 1-0 aggregate deficit. The Socceroos broke the deadlock in the 87th minute.
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