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Australia name final 23 man squad for World Cup

Australia have dropped Newcastle Jets goalkeeper Mark Birighitti, Dinamo Moscow defender Luke Wilkshire, Celtic midfielder Tom Rogic and Nagoya Grampus 8 striker Josh Kennedy from their final 23 man World Cup squad. Australia are in Group B with defending champions Spain, 2010 runners-up Netherlands and Chile.

KEEPERS: Eugene Galekovic (Adelaide United), Mitchell Langerak (Borussia Dortmund), Mat Ryan (Club Brugge).

DEFENDERS: Jason Davidson (Heracles Almelo), Ivan Franjic (Brisbane Roar), Ryan McGowan (Shandong Luneng Taishan), Matthew Spiranovic (Western Sydney Wanderers), Alex Wilkinson (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Bailey Wright (Preston North End).

MIDFIELDERS: Oliver Bozanic (Luzern), Mark Bresciano (Al Gharafa), James Holland (Austria Vienna), Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace), Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town), Matthew McKay (Brisbane Roar), Mark Milligan (Melbourne Victory), Tommy Oar (Utrecht), James Troisi (Melbourne Victory), Dario Vidosic (Sion).

FORWARDS: Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls), Ben Halloran (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Matthew Leckie (FSV Frankfurt 1899), Adam Taggart (Newcastle Jets).

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