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Socceroos captain Maty Ryan axed for Brazil friendlies
Goalkeeper dropped despite strong start to La Liga season Seven uncapped players called into 26-man Australia squad Captain Maty Ryan has been left out of the Socceroos squad altogether for upcoming games against Brazil, while coach Tony Popovic has called up seven uncapped players for Australia’s first matches since the World Cup. Ryan lost his starting spot to young goalkeeper Patrick Beach at the World Cup, then was bizarrely substituted on for the round-of-32 penalty shootout against Egypt.
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The GuardianSource headline and summary supplied via NewsData.io. First collected by NewsJaws on 2026-09-18. This is an automated news brief, not original NewsJaws reporting. Dates reflect the source publication. Feed delays may apply.