Garang Kuol, the 17-year-old forward who only made his professional debut last December, has earned a first Socceroos call-up ahead of two friendlies against New Zealand, but Tom Rogic is again missing from the 31-man squad named by Graham Arnold.
Kuol’s meteoric rise since debuting for Central Coast Mariners at the end of last year has been rewarded with a place in the national squad for the games on 22 and 25 September, which provide Arnold a last chance to run the rule over potential inclusions in his final World Cup squad.
