Garang Kuol is yet to start a league match at senior level, but the 18-year-old striker will go to the World Cup after being included as a wildcard selection in Australia’s 26-man squad for the tournament in Qatar.
Labelled an “impact player” by Socceroos coach, Graham Arnold, Kuol will be joined on the plane by his Central Coast Mariners teammate Jason Cummings, but in shock selection decisions there was no place for experienced defender Trent Sainsbury or in-form goalkeeper Mitch Langerak on the final list announced on Tuesday.
