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World Cup: 'Pick Mat Ryan’ Schwarzer selects his Socceroos XI for Paraguay
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- ABC SPORT Daily
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- Jun 24, 2026
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- 1380
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Summary
The Socceroos clash with Paraguay is enormous, so who should Australia pick? Mark Schwarzer argues why they should drop Patrick Beach and recall axed captain Mat Ryan as keeper. The Socceroos legend also breaks down why Nestory Irankunda should start and who he'd pick between Connor Metcalfe and Cristian Volpato in his Australian eleven. PLUS, we check in on Ronaldo after the veteran made history. Before we assess England's draw with Ghana. Featured: Mark Schwarzer, Socceroos legend. To catch up on everything that’s making sports headlines recently, listen to more episodes of ABC Sport Daily,’ hosted by Patrick Stack on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport. In the episodes we will cover big sporting personalities and all sports, including cricket, soccer, F1, NBA, AFL, AFLW to NRLW & NRL news, to covering competitions like the Olympics, the World Cup, The Ashes, Grand Prix and Grand Finals and more. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter