Socceroos head coach Tony Popovic has selected his squad for the upcoming matches against Venezuela and Colombia.
Eleven new faces join the 26-player squad, including seven potential debutants and five home-based players.
Both matches will be played in the United States, in Texas and New York respectively.
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Melbourne City goalkeeper Patrick Beach and teammate Kai Trewin have been given their first Socceroos call-ups, while Sydney FC duo Paul Okon-Engstler and Al Hassan Toure were also called up from the A-League.
James Overy (Manchester United) and Deni Juric (Wisla Plock) also received their first call up to the Socceroos squad.
Star midfielder Jackson Irvine is included in the 26-player squad, after nearly nine months out with a stress fracture injury in his left foot.
Patrick Beach of Melbourne City. Getty
“It’s another opportunity to expand the depth and introduce players who have not yet been exposed to the Socceroos environment or senior international football,” Popovic explained.
“We also welcome back some familiar faces, from Australia and abroad.
“I’ve had the chance to closely observe the opening rounds of the A-League season, and we believe this is the ideal time to integrate domestic players into the squad.
“We are delighted to be back in the United States to face strong South American opposition as we continue our preparations for the World Cup.”
The Australia side lost to the United States in their last international friendly, breaking their 11-game undefeated streak under Popovic.
Alessandro Circati, Jordy Bos, Jacob Italiano, Daniel Arzani, Mitch Duke, Joe Gauci, Ajdin Hrustic, Hayden Matthews, Alex Robertson and Patrick Yazbek have all been left out of the squad for the November matches.
The FIFA World Cup draw is scheduled to take place on December 5.
SOCCEROOS SQUAD FOR NOVEMBER INTERNATIONALS
Name
Current Club, Country
‘A’ Caps (Goals)
Max BALARD
NAC Breda, Netherlands
4 (1)
Patrick BEACH (Gk)
Melbourne City FC
0
Martin BOYLE
Hibernian FC, Scotland
38 (10)
Cameron BURGESS
Swansea, Wales
21
Nicholas D’AGOSTINO
Viking, Norway
4
Milos DEGENEK
FK TSC, Serbia
52 (1)
Cameron DEVLIN
Hearts, Scotland
4
Callum ELDER
Derby County, England
1
Jason GERIA
Albirex Niigata, Japan
10
Craig GOODWIN
Adelaide United FC
31 (7)
Nestory IRANKUNDA
Watford, England
9 (3)
Jack IREDALE
Hibernian, Scotland
0
Jackson IRVINE
St Pauli, Germany
78 (14)
Paul IZZO (Gk)
Randers FC, Denmark
3
Deni JURIC
Wisla Plock, Poland
0
Riley McGREE
Middlesbrough, Scotland
31 (1)
Connor METCALFE
St Pauli, Germany
30 (1)
Lewis MILLER
Blackburn Rovers, England
17 (1)
Paul OKON-ENGSTLER
Sydney FC
0
Aiden O’NEILL
New York City FC, USA
25
James OVERY
Manchester United, England
0
Kye ROWLES
DC United, USA
27 (1)
Mat RYAN (Gk)
Levante UD, Spain
101
Al Hassan TOURE
Sydney FC
0
Mohamed TOURE
Randers FC, Denmark
6 (2)
Kai TREWIN
Melbourne City FC
0
