Socceroos November FIFA Window squad, Digi Mart USA News: Tony Popovic has made eight changes to the squad that hosted Brazil at the end of September, with three players receiving their first-ever call-up and five players earning a recall for the November FIFA Window.
Diesel Herrington earns his first call-up after a solid start to the A-League Men’s season with Central Coast Mariners, playing every minute in their opening four games. Herrington is a strong central defender and will get the opportunity to play alongside his younger brother, Lucas, who made his debut for his country in March and went on to be named in the FIFA World Cup 2026™ squad.
The central defender signed for the Central Coast Mariners ahead of the 2024/25 season, making the move back to Australia after two seasons with AGF in Denmark.
Sam Klein will join FC St. Pauli teammate Connor Metcalfe for the upcoming international window, with the central midfielder receiving his first-ever call-up.
Ahead of the 2026/27 2. Bundesliga season, the midfielder signed with FC St.
Pauli and made seven appearances to start the season. Klein featured for the CommBank Young Socceroos in 2022 at the Four Continents Tournament in Spain, when Australia took on Chile, England and Morocco.
Thomas Waddingham has earned his first call-up to the CommBank Socceroos after scoring two EFL Championship goals in three appearances for Portsmouth. The striker scored in Pompey’s 3-1 win over Swansea City last weekend and also scored an 82nd-minute winner against Millwall in his side’s 2-1 victory in October.
The defensive midfielder earns a recall to Popovic’s squad for the first time since the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Pre-Camp in Sarasota, but was not selected for the final tournament squad. Stensness opened the scoring for Viking FK in their 3-3 UEFA Champions League draw with Bayern Munich, becoming the fifth CommBank Socceroo to score in Europe’s premier club competition since the overhaul.
The winger earns his first recall to the senior squad since featuring in Popovic’s squad that faced Canada and the USA in North America in October 2025. Arzani made his UEFA Europa League debut during his side’s qualifying victory over Polish side Górnik Zabrze, helping lead his team to the league phase of the tournament.
He scored against his former club, Celtic, in the competition, and his goal in the 3-1 victory was named the UEFA Europa League Goal of the Day.
The goalkeeper earns a recall for the first time since the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Pre-Camp in Sarasota and will be looking to add to his eight senior appearances when the team travels to the Middle East. Gauci has spent the 2026/27 season on loan from Aston Villa with Lincoln City in League One, having made two appearances for the club during the EFL Cup.
He helped his side advance to the third round after a 4-1 victory over Blackpool, then featured in the third-round match against Premier League side AFC Bournemouth, which Lincoln lost 4-0.
Another goalkeeper recalled to the squad is Tom Glover, who was last in the squad during the ‘Soccer Ashes’ series in September 2025, when Australia and New Zealand battled for the trophy. Glover will be aiming to make his senior debut and hopes his three clean sheets across 15 appearances for RB Omiya Ardija in the J2 League will be enough to earn him a cap.
Yengi will have the chance to represent his country alongside his brother, Tete, for the first time, earning a recall to the squad for the first time since being named for Australia’s World Cup qualifiers against Japan and Saudi Arabia. The striker is in line for his first Socceroos appearance since November 2024, when he scored twice against Bahrain to earn a crucial point in World Cup qualifying.
Since his last appearance for Australia, Yengi moved from Aberdeen FC in the Scottish Premiership to J1 League club Cerezo Osaka on loan; a thigh injury forced him back to Scotland for rehabilitation. He then joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima on loan in August 2026, having played two matches for the club and picking up one assist.
Seven players will be making their debut in the November Window. Eli Adams, Kealey Adamson and Kasey Bos were all rewarded for the promising signs they showed during the Brazil series in September with another call-up.
Diesel Herrington, Sam Klein and Thomas Waddingham will be hoping to celebrate their maiden call-up with a cap during the window, and Tom Glover rounds out the seventh player heading to the Middle East without a cap.
Fixtures: Qatar v CommBank Socceroos, Friday, November 13 (local), Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar, 5:45pm local time / 1:45am AEDT (Saturday, November 14), broadcast on Paramount+. Jordan v CommBank Socceroos, Tuesday, November 17 (local), Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan, 7:00pm local time / 3:00am AEDT (Wednesday, November 18), broadcast on Paramount+.
