Cahill off to fourth Cup as Australia name final squad
SYDNEY: Tim Cahill looks set to play in a fourth World Cup finals after being included in Bert van Marwijk’s final 23-man Australia squad for Russia on Sunday. Squad: Goalkeepers: Mat Ryan, Danny Vukovic, Brad Jones. Defenders: Aziz Behich, Milos Degenek, Matthew Jurman, James Meredith, Josh Risdon, Trent Sainsbury. Midfielders: Mile Jedinak, Jackson Irvine, Robbie Kruse, Massimo Luongo, Mark Milligan, Aaron Mooy, Tom Rogic. Forwards: Tim Cahill, Tomi Juric, Matthew Leckie, Andrew Nabbout, Dimitri Petratos, Daniel Arzani, Jamie Maclaren.
TUNISIA PICK KHAZRI
TUNIS: Tunisia have included Wahbi Khazri, who has battled to overcome a thigh injury, in their final 23-man squad.
Squad: Goalkeepers: Farouk Ben Mustapha, Moez Hassan, Aymen Mathlouthi. Defenders: Rami Bedoui, Yohan Benalouane, Syam Ben Youssef, Dylan Bronn, Oussama Haddadi, Ali Maaloul, Yassine Meriah, Hamdi Nagguez. Midfielders: Mohamed Amine Ben Amor, Ghaylene Chaalali, Ahmed Khalil, Seifeddine Khaoui, Wahbi Khazri, Ferjani Sassi, Elyes Skhiri. Forwards: Fakhreddine Ben Youssef, Anice Badri, Saber Khalifa, Naim Sliti, Bassem Srarfi.
NIGERIA NAME SQUAD
ABUJA: Nigeria on Sunday named a final 23-man squad for the World Cup with Chelsea defender Ola Aina and Mikel Agu from FC Porto placed on standby.
However, both Aina and Agu will travel with the team for a training camp in Austria. Squad: Goalkeepers: Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Daniel Akpeyi, Francis Uzoho. Defenders: William Troost-Ekong, Shehu Abdullahi, Leon Balogun, Kenneth Omeruo, Bryan Idowu, Chidozie Awaziem, Elderson Echiejile, Tyronne Ebuehi. Midfielders: Mikel Obi, Ogenyi Onazi, John Ogu, Wilfred Ndidi, Oghenekaro Etebo, Joel Obi. Forwards: Odion Ighalo, Ahmed Musa, Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi, Simeon Nwankwo, Victor Moses.
RUSSIA SELECT SQUAD
MOSCOW: Russia named their squad with their hopes of performing respectably as hosts riding on attacking duo Fyodor Smolov and Artem Dzyuba. Squad: Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev, Vladimir Gabulov, Andrey Lunev. Defenders: Vladimir Granat, Fyodor Kudryashov, Ilya Kutepov, Andrey Semyonov, Igor Smolnikov, Mario Fernandes, Sergei Ignashevich, Midfielders: Yury Gazinsky, Alan Dzagoev, Alexander Golovin, Alexander Erokhin, Yury Zhirkov, Daler Kuzyaev, Roman Zobnin, Alexander Samedov, Anton Miranchuk, Denis Cheryshev.
Forwards: Artem Dzyuba, Alexei Miranchuk, Fyodor Smolov.