Martin Boyle has become the face of Socceroos heartbreak for a second consecutive World Cup after being cut from Tony Popovic's final squad.
Boyle, 33, fellow forward Brandon Borrello, defender Kye Rowles and goalkeeper Joe Gauci were the four players cut from the squad, announced on Monday AEST.
Scottish-born winger Boyle was selected for the Qatar 2022 World Cup but ruled out with a knee injury on the eve of the tournament.
This time, the Scottish born and raised forward missed out, likely as a consequence of Cristian Volpato's late defection from Italy and ultimate selection in the 26-man squad.
"Look, I'm not going to go into how he took the news. That's a private conversation that we had," Popovic said.
