Two Queensland players have today been named by Australia’s U-17 Men’s National Team Head Coach Trevor Morgan in a 23-player squad to travel to the United Kingdom in early September.
Brisbane Roar FC duo Jordan Courtney-Perkins and Izaack Powell will travel with the team to play three international friendlies ahead of this year’s FIFA U-17 World Cup, coming up against U-17 sides from hosts England (September 6), Korea Republic (September 8) and Brazil (September 10) in England.
Morgan said he was looking forward to the opportunity to travel to England with the squad for the three important fixtures in preparation for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
“The time together and our games will provide all the players involved with another chance to impress ahead of the final selection for the squad for Brazil, and as a unit we will be seeking to advance our principles of play and perform at a high standard against strong opponents not dissimilar to those we will face at the World Cup,” Morgan said.
“We appreciate the invite from the Football Association to travel to England and also recognise the work that has been done behind the scenes by many people at FFA to bring this development opportunity to life for the group.”
Australia’s first FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 match will take place on Saturday, 26 October against Ecuador at the Estadio Olimpico in Goiania.
The Joeys will take on Hungary in the same city and stadium three days later, before shifting base to Brasilia (Gama) for the third and final group game against Nigeria at the Estadio Bezerrao on Friday, 1 November .
The top two teams from each group, plus the four best third-placed teams will advance to the Round of 16.
Australia U-17 Men’s National Team 23-Player Squad | England Tour – September 2019
NAME | CLUB, COUNTRY |
Idrus ABDULAHI | Melbourne City FC, Australia |
Diego ALONSO | Albacete Balompie, Spain |
Ali AUGLAH | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia |
Nicholas BILOKAPIC (Gk) | Sydney United 58, Australia |
Noah BOTIC | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Germany |
Jordan COURTNEY-PERKINS | Brisbane Roar FC, Australia |
Yaya DUKULY | Melbourne City FC, Australia |
Luke DUZEL | Melbourne City FC, Australia |
Tristan HAMMOND | Sporting Lisbon, Portugal |
Oliver KALAC (Gk) | Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia |
Birkan KIRDAR | Melbourne Victory, Australia |
Luis LAWRIE-LATTANZIO | Adelaide United, Australia |
Anton MILINARIC | Sydney FC, Australia |
Trent OSTLER | Perth Glory FC, Australia |
Cameron PEUPION | Sydney FC, Australia |
Izaack POWELL | Brisbane Roar FC, Australia |
Joshua RAWLINS | Perth Glory FC, Australia |
Michael RUHS | Sydney United 58, Australia |
Ahmad TALEB (Gk) | Melbourne City FC, Australia |
Ryan TEAGUE | Sydney FC, Australia |
Jayden TRENKOSKI | Sydney FC, Australia |
Daniel WALSH | Perth Glory FC, Australia |
Caleb WATTS | Southampton FC, England |
Australia U-17 Men’s National Team | Match Schedule | England Tour – September 2019
England v Australia
Date: Friday, 6 September 2019
Venue: Leicester Road FC, Leicestershire, England
Kick-off: 7.00pm (local) – 4.00am +1 (AEST)
Australia v Korea Republic
Date: Sunday, 8 September 2019
Venue: St. George’s Park, Burton-on-Trent, England
Kick-off: 1.00pm (local) – 10.00pm (AEST)
Australia v Brazil
Date: Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Venue: St. George’s Park, Burton-on-Trent, England
Kick-off: 3.00pm (local) – 12.00am +1 (AEST)
Australia U-17 Men’s National Team (‘Joeys’) | Match Schedule | FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019
Ecuador v Australia
Date: Saturday, 26 October 2019
Venue: Estadio Olimpico, Goiania, Brazil
Kick-off: 8.00pm (local) – 10.00am +1 (AEDT)
Broadcast: Live in Australia via SBS and theworldgame.sbs.com.au
Australia v Hungary
Date: Tuesday, 29 October 2019
Venue: Estadio Olimpico, Goiania, Brazil
Kick-off: 8.00pm (local) – 10.00am +1 (AEDT)
Broadcast: Live in Australia via SBS and theworldgame.sbs.com.au
Australia v Nigeria
Date: Friday, 1 November 2019
Venue: Estadio Bezerrao, Brasilia (Gama), Brazil
Kick-off: 5.00pm (local) – 7.00am +1 (AEDT)
Broadcast: Live in Australia via SBS and theworldgame.sbs.com.au