Trio on way

against the Republic of Ireland, Lossl and Jorgensen will also be hoping to make the 23-man squad next June after a comprehensive 5-1 victory in Dublin last night.

The Socceroos booked their place after a goalless draw in Honduras was followed by a hattrick from Aston Villa’s Mile Jedinak in Sydney.

Jedinak opened the scoring in the 53rd minute through a deflected free-kick before converting a penalty when a Mooy cross was handled in the area.

The defensive midfielder then completed his hat-trick with another spot-kick before Alberto Elis claimed a late consolation for the South American side.

Over in Ireland, Denmark demolished Martin O’Neill’s side following a goalless draw in Copenhagen in last week’s firstleg.

Town’s Danish pair watched from the bench as the Danes went down to an early Shane Duffy header before Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen quickly levelled proceedings.

Tottenham Hotspur’s Christian Eriksen then took charge of the encounter with a brilliant hat-trick before former Arsenal forward Nicklas Bendtner finished off the scoring late on.

Elsewhere, Town midfielder Danny Williams captained a young and inexperienced USA side to a 1-1 draw with European Champions Portugal in Leiria.

The US are looking to rebuild following a shocking qualifying campaign which saw them fail to qualify for next summer’s tournament, with former England manager Sam Allardyce currently the bookies favourite to replace Bruce Arena.

Williams’ fellow midfielder Weston McKennie had given the US the lead before Getafe defender Vitorino Antunes levelled the scoring just before half time.