Socceroos Riley McGree and Sammy Silvera will receive a surprise second chance at sealing a dream promotion to the Premier League with Middlesbrough after Southampton were expelled from the EFL Championship play-off final.
Saints were punted from the match that decides who joins England's lucrative top tier, after admitting to spying on semi-final opponents Middlesbrough.
Southampton have also been docked four points, to take effect from the start of next season.
Middlesbrough are now set to take on Hull in Saturday's play-off final at Wembley, pending a successful appeal from Southampton.
It is a stunning turn of events for attacker McGree, who otherwise would likely already be in the Socceroos' pre-World Cup training camp in Sarasota, given a large contingent of Championship players headed to the US once their seasons ended.
