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Socceroos announce World Cup warm-ups, new assistant

Socceroos Mile Jedinak Tony Popovic World Cup CommBank Hayden Foxe Paul Okon CAMEROON

Former Socceroos skipper Mile Jedinak will go to another World Cup, as an assistant coach. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

On the day Football Australia announced the Socceroos' latest warm-up matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the governing body also confirmed Tony Popovic's coaching staff for the challenge in North and Central America has been boosted.

Former skipper Mile Jedinak, who wore the green and gold 79 times (scoring 20 goals) and the armband for 36 of them between 2008-2018, joins as Popovic's third assistant, alongside fellow ex-Socceroos Hayden Foxe and Paul Okon.

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