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SOC:With injury scare over, Socceroo dares to dream

Well and truly past the ankle injury that had Australia's hearts in their mouths, midfielder Aiden O'Neill has declared himself fit and ready to tackle his first World Cup.

O'Neill sent a scare through Socceroos camp when he went down with an ankle injury while playing for New York City FC in early May.

But unlike fellow midfielder Patrick Yazbek, whose injury ruled him out of the World Cup, O'Neill was able to recover enough to get into last month's training camp in Sarasota.

"I obviously had a little issue - that's sorted now," O'Neill said.

"Just been good to be back in training.

"Obviously it happens to a lot of players, and thankfully I'm fine."

O'Neill was one of the unlucky final few to miss out on the Tokyo Olympics with the Olyroos and didn't make his Socceroos debut until 2023 - after the last World Cup.

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