Australia winger Mathew Leckie has not been ruled out of his nation's 2026 World Cup clash with Paraguay connected Friday.
The guardant suffered a musculus contented against the USA connected June 19, though helium could inactive play a portion successful his side's 3rd radical game.
However, with the Australians apt to beforehand into the knockouts, it whitethorn beryllium amended to remainder him up of the circular of 32 successful favour of Cristian Volpato.
He could signifier portion of a beforehand 3 alongside Watford winger Nestory Irankunda and Norwich City striker Mohamed Toure.
Midfielders Aiden O'Neill and Paul Okon-Engstler person started some of Australia's opening World Cup games, and they are apt to beryllium trusted erstwhile again.
Wing-backs Jacob Italiano and Jordan Bos were energetic against the US, and though they ended up connected the losing side, they volition beryllium fixed different accidental to impressment connected Friday.
Goalkeeper Patrick Beach is acceptable to beryllium protected by a backmost 3 consisting of Alessandro Circati, Harry Souttar and Cameron Burgess.
Australia imaginable starting lineup:
Beach; Circati, Souttar, Burgess; Italiano, O'Neill, Okon-Engstler, Bos; Volpato, Toure, Irankunda
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