SYDNEY : Teenage supersub Garang Kuol and former Scotland international Jason Cummings were included in Australia's squad for the World Cup on Tuesday but experienced central defender Trent Sainsbury was a surprise omission.
Coach Graham Arnold named his 26-man squad from Doha, where the Socceroos will face champions France, Tunisia and Denmark in Group D in their fifth successive trip to the finals. Apart from when Tim Cahill was on the pitch, goals have always been hard to come by for Australia at World Cups and the inclusion of Central Coast Mariners team mates Kuol and Cummings offers Arnold fresh, if untested, options up front.
Mitch Langerak was also expected to be included as one of the back up goalkeepers to Mat Ryan after ending a brief international retirement but lost out to Danny Vukovic and Andrew Redmayne, the hero of Australia's playoff win over Peru.Roma's promising midfielder Cristian Volpato, born in Sydney to Italian parents, was not included in the party, adding credence to media reports that the teenager has decided to throw in his lot with Italy.
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