Socceroos face selection dilemma for Paraguay game with changes expected

Nestory Irankunda and Cristian Volpato are vying with Conor Metcalfe to be included in the Socceroos’ lineup for their final World Cup group match against Paraguay. Photograph: Jared C Tilton/FIFA/Getty Images

It is the question that holds the nation in suspense: should Tony Popovic start tearaway forward Nestory Irankunda in the Socceroos’ final World Cup group match against Paraguay?

Fans have made their opinions known. So too have commentators and former Socceroos. (Most say yes.) One of the few to restrain themselves was Gianfranco Circati, father of Socceroos defender Alessandro, who responded more politely at a press conference this week: “I’m not a coach, so I can’t answer the question.”