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Socceroos live updates: Australia vs Brazil, international friendly in Townsville
The Socceroos kick off a two-game international friendly series against five-time world champions Brazil in Townsville.
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Debutant defenders
Here's a look at our young defenders.
Dylan Leonard
Centre back, Alemannia Aachen (German 3. Liga), 19yo
A 19yo footballing refugee from Western United, the Melbourne-born teen moved to Germany from the western suburbs in 2025 to sign for Schalke.
He has since been sent out on loan to 3.Liga side Alemannia Aachen.
Kealey Adamson
Right fullback, QPR (English Championship), 23yo
Adamson, a two-time Australia Cup winner with Sydney FC (2023) and Macarthur (2024), has recently forced his way into the starting line up with the Rs.
Kasey Bos
Left fullback, Excelsior Rotterdam (Dutch Eredivisie), 22yo
You probably recognise the name... Kasey is the younger brother of World Cup revelation Jordan Bos, who is currently rehabbing a knee injury he suffered against Egypt.
After a shoulder injury ruled him out of the first couple of Eredivisie games, Bos the younger has come off the bench four times for Excelsior, playing leftback, rightback and left midfield.
Jacob Chapman: From mascot to keeper
Goalkeeper, St Mirren (Scottish Premiership), 25 years old.
If Sydney's Jacob Chapman gets on the field tonight it won't be the first time he's walked onto the pitch with the Socceroos.
When Chapman was 5, he was a mascot at the Sydney Football Stadium for an Asian Cup qualification match against Kuwait.
"I walked out with Travis Dodd," Chapman told the BBC.
"We won. I can't remember who it was against, I was so young.
"My mum actually just sent me the video of it today."
Chapman was obviously a lucky charm — Dodd scored the first goal of his international career in that game, becoming the first known Indigenous goal scorer for the Socceroos.
The 25-year-old's journey to the Socceroos has seen him ply his trade for Sydney United and Marconi domestically before setting off to Europe, with spells at Huddersfield Town, Ossett United, Gateshead, Salford, Rochdale and Crawley under his belt before a move to Scotland with St Mirren.
There he has played seven times in the Scottish Premiership for the Saints, keeping two clean sheets in the process.
St Mirren are on a three-game losing streak at the moment though, the most recent reverse a 3-0 thumping at home by Dundee United, following narrow defeats against the Old Firm.
Seven debutants named in the squad
There are no fewer than seven (7) debutants that have been named in the Socceroos squad for tonight's match.
Dylan Leonard (19 years old), Marcus Younis (21), Kasey Bos (22), Kealey Adamson (23), Yaya Dukuly (23), Eli Adams (24) and Jacob Chapman (25) are the new boys in the squad.
Why don't we meet them?
Welcome to Townsville
Hello everyone and welcome to tonight's special international friendly clash between the Socceroos and Brazil in Townsville!
My name is Simon Smale and I am looking forward to taking you through all the action as it unfolds up in the tropics today, as well as Tuesday's second clash in Brisbane.
There is nothing as evocative in the beautiful game as the vibrancy and colour of the Seleção and their supporters.
The history, the flamboyance, the jogo bonito, ah it's an elixir that makes it impossible not to fall in love with the sport.
I have been fortunate to watch games in Brazil before and I can tell you now that it is simply intoxicating.
The atmosphere looks like it's been building up in the north of the state all week for this game, so who am I to deny us the chance to get into things nice and early?
