Australia are introducing some youngsters into the national team fold, according to manager Ange Postecoglou.

There have been some shock inclusions by the former Brisbane Roar manager over the last few squads. However, the biggest surprise has come from the inclusion of Riley McGree for the squad and that takes on Iraq and UAE in key World Cup 2018 qualifiers towards the end of March. After having had a mediocre start to the campaign with only two wins from the five matches, Australia are in desperate need of three points in order to start dominating the group.

Ange Postecoglou reckons that the Australian association should enrol new teams into A-League sooner rather than later.

In the opinion of Postecoglou, with the lesser number of teams being there in the league at the moment, the regular chances are not there for the local youngsters because of which they are not being able to develop as quickly as they should.

Australia haven’t had everything their own way so far in the qualification stage for the 2018 World Cup but Ange Postecoglou’s men can take a giant step in the next few months. Wins against Iraq and the United Arab Emirates should see the Socceroos take firm control in the race for Russia.

With five qualifying fixtures remaining, six points could prove crucial come the end of the preliminary round. It would be foolish for Postecoglou and co to underestimate both sides but the Socceroos will be confident of victory; especially as they have defeated Iraq and the UAE already in this competition.

Australia national team coach Ange Postecoglou claims that he has sent scouts in order to watch the national team’s next opponent Cameroon.

The African team were recently involved in the 2017 African Cup of Nations. As of the most successful teams in this tournament, Cameroon were one of the early favourites going into the title. However, not many actually expected them to go all the way and win the honour for a fifth time in their history. As a result, expectations are already high about the team being able to do well in the upcoming Confederations Cup.

AngePostecoglou is a 51 year old Australian manager that has been in charge of a number of clubs including: South Melbourne, Panachaiki, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne Victory and the latest obstacle which was given to him was to control of the Australian national football team.

The German manager HolgerOsieck was sacked from being the head coach of Australia on October 23 of 2013 after the national side had sustained consecutive losses against Brazil and France.

Aaron Mooy has become the lynchpin of the Australia midfield over the past two seasons due to the vast improvement in his standard of play. The 26-year-old enjoyed a dominant two-year spell in the A-League with Melbourne City, while he also impressed greatly for the Socceroos.

Due to the quality of his performances both on the domestic and international stages, Manchester City secured his signature on a three-year deal. Mooy had a previous spell in England with Bolton Wanderers where he rejected the chance to remain with the club, while he also struggled during his time in Scotland at St Mirren, making 30 appearances in two years before returning home.

Tim Cahill has been the mainstay for the Australian national team for more than a decade.

Since making his debut for the national team in 2004, the attacking midfielder has gone on to make 94 appearances and scored 48 goals. It is an impressive return for someone who plays as a second striker.

Australia might not be too excited after the draws for the 2017 Confederations Cup were released on Sunday.

The Socceroos would be playing 2014 World Cup winners Germany and South American champions Chile – two of the World toughest footballing sides at the moment. An African side will join the trio after the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in February next year.

Tim Cahill has been dropped by Australia coach Ange Postecoglou for the Socceroos' upcoming World Cup qualifier against Thailand as part of four changes to his squad.

Postecoglou amended his previous 30-man squad to 23 on Wednesday, November 2nd with Brisbane Roar striker Jamie Maclaren being given a late promotion after scoring his opening goal of the A-League season against Perth Glory.

Australia’s national team manager Ange Postecoglou has decided to choose training sessions over a friendly game since he believes that the team does not have much time together. The manager recently named his 30-man squad for the World Cup 2018 qualification games.

After having started out well with victories against Iraq and UAE, the team has suffered in the last two outings after only managing draws against Saudi Arabia and the Japan. Admittedly, the final game against Japan was much more difficult for the team, but a return of just six points from a possible 12 leaves the national team in the second spot when it comes to the qualification group.