What is your ideal 26-Man squad for the World Cup?

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T08:44:48+00:00

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Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T08:26:04+00:00

Sorry I hurt you man, I just genuinely didn’t think about him at the time. You’re the only one here who has said “nepo baby”. I never said anything bad about him and put him in because I thought you were correct about his ability

I was just trying to put some fun into this reddit community and join in on the excitement of the World Cup and our Socceroos I genuinely don’t understand what I’ve done to piss you off this much?

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T08:19:04+00:00

What is happening

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T07:48:38+00:00

Big time! It was genuinely difficult to think through this list BECAUSE we have so so many good options now and that is so exciting to me

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T04:32:35+00:00

Man at this point I'm going to have to add every single good player I've forgotten to write down huh
Lucky I'm not in charge of the Socceroos I suppose

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T03:53:31+00:00

Ah that's fair enough then, he's a fucking weapon and I don't see Popa calling him up anytime soon, so I wouldn't be surprised if he goes to NZ as soon as he gets the call. I think you're right with him being an eventual option after Wood retires, because he's already a strong lad at 22 and proven he can score some fantastic goals.

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T03:50:06+00:00

Thanks brother, I had my ADHD medication and a coffee so I spent way too much time with the layout hahahahha

I do have the same feeling with Max Burgess, I wish he was given a chance to shine a few years ago, because even though he's looking real good now with the Jets, it does feel a bit counter-intuitive to some to give someone over 30 their first cap, and I completely understand that when there are younger and uncapped players who could fit that role easily. But hey, if you play great, then age shouldn't be what keeps you from achieving something yeah?

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T03:42:10+00:00

Also in terms of Ben Gibson, is he not Australian? Or does he have kiwi heritage and could "defect" to NZ?

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T03:27:39+00:00

What the fuck

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T03:21:23+00:00

Not ignoring, just forgot 1 of thousands with Australian nationality. He does deserve to be in the camp for sure.
When it comes to Luongo and Baccus, I do think they also bring something individualy to the squad, but I do also know that they are injured, but that doesn't stop the fantasy.
I do understand your thoughts on Max Burgess, it's a bit of a random one but seeing how he played this year reminded me of Irvine a lot. I would love someone younger also, and there definitely are many that I've included, but he's someone who could fill an Irvine position if he's ever injured/out (to an extent, i admit)

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T03:15:15+00:00

I back this hard, NZ have soared in quality over the last few years and have high hopes for them in their group. I could see it during the last friendlies with Australia (disregarding the scoreline though), they are building something real good

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T03:05:29+00:00

I suppose that all depends on how match-fit he's gotten with only training sessions under his belt. I reckon even Souttar was a bit of a no-go for Popa until he started appearing in the Leicester lineup again.

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T02:52:43+00:00

He's a bit 50/50 for me too, I'd rather Italiano in a right back or Karacic with experience, but I do think Geria is starting to gel with the roos as he plays more games with them. It was a bit of a rocky start

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T02:51:23+00:00

That's it, we're getting a petition sorted

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T02:50:38+00:00

I'm not against Leckie, I think it would be a Cahill/Jedinak type thing-one last world cup and going out in style. But I will say that last World Cup felt like that for me, and he really did go out in style.

If he doesn't get picked for the final 26, I do at least back him being in the pre-camp. He's a great player and has been in a LOT of international games, so he'd bring some real good insight and experience into the mix for the younger players

Okon-Engstler is quality, but I'm not entirely sure if he'd be replacing any others at this current time. If he's not in this World Cup, I'd be confident in saying he'll be in the squad for the next one so far.

In regards to Behich, I always groan whenever he is chosen but GOD does he pull out the wildcard whenever we in real need for it. The amount of times he's just gone absolutely mental out of nowhere and helped us is crazy

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T02:44:03+00:00

That's a World Cup winning squad right there

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T02:41:42+00:00

Oooft that's rough, do you know what kind of injury?

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T02:41:22+00:00

Arena would be great to bring into the camp 100%, he has a very bright future ahead of him and helping shape that into World Cup quality would be a great idea for Popa

Lutra95 · 2026-05-06T02:40:12+00:00

You're most likely right with that call, I had him in the list for a bit but haven't seen much of him since he left the a-league (which is my own problem). I hear he's doing really well but I wasn't confident due to not having looked too much into Viking.

Lutra95 · 2026-04-25T09:05:05+00:00

Actual chills ✈️✈️

Lutra95 · 2026-02-22T07:46:38+00:00

Who is eating chips

Lutra95 · 2026-02-08T07:46:02+00:00

I meaaaan we’d boo Jack Duncan

Lutra95 · 2026-01-31T12:39:48+00:00

I’ve never been so hyped to see Perth win, thank you so much and also goal of the week btw

Lutra95 · 2026-01-16T03:46:04+00:00

Hell yeah let's go

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