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Huddersfield boss Wagner confident Mooy unscathed after Australia win

Huddersfield boss David Wagner has revealed that Aaron Mooy will be fit again after he helped the Australia national team seal qualification to the 2018 World Cup by defeating Honduras in a two legged intercontinental playoff.

The midfielder played the full 90 minutes of both games as the Socceroos went on to win the tie 3-1 on aggregate.

He was set to land back in the UK on Thursday and will have a short time to prepare for Saturday's game against Bournemouth.

"We have a lot of experience about Aaron and he has a lot of experience about travelling from international breaks, especially back from Australia," said head coach David Wagner.

"We'll do it like we've always done it. I will have a chat with him and will have a look at him (on Friday) in training and we'll make the decision before the game on match day.

"It isn't the best scenario that he played (on Wednesday) and comes back (on Thursday night), but he has shown that he's able to handle it."

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