Young Roo Squad For Euro Camp

During the European tour starting next week, the Qantas Young Socceroos will be based in the Netherlands, play an international friendly match against the German U19 National team in Kamen-Kaiserau and compete at the Terborg Tournament.

This camp will be the last chance for the players to bid for a place in the final squad that will compete at the FIFA U-20 World Cup which will be held in Colombia from July 29 July to August 20 and Versleijen is keen to use this trip to finalise his plans for the competition.

“For this squad I have invited back a number of overseas based players who trained with us in Duisburg in March to give them another chance to stake a claim for a position in the final squad,” said Versleijen.

“In addition, there are Australian-based players included who have been rewarded for their efforts during the recent three training camps that we have held in the past month.

“A number of overseas-based players, who we are very familiar with, were not considered for selection in the squad for this tour due to a heavy domestic season.

“This tour is important for us as one of our last chances to prepare before we head to Columbia. To play a friendly against Germany will be extremely challenging and a good test for the players.

“The Terborg tournament is also important as the teams we will meet reflect the similar styles of the teams that we have drawn in the group phase of the World Cup.

“It is now up to the players selected to prove themselves in a very competitive market for World Cup places.”

The Qantas Young Socceroos will depart Australia on May 23 May and will play against the German U-19 National team on May 27 in Kamen-Kaiserau before competing in the Terborg Tournament from June 3-5 June.

The Terborg Tournament is a youth team competition that is played with matches in a modified format of 2 x 20 minutes halves. 

The youth teams competing this year alongside the Qantas Young Socceroos include Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands), FC Twente Enschede (Netherlands), De Graafschap Doetinchem (Netherlands), Boca Juniors (Argentina), Botafogo (Brazil), Cruzeiro (Brazil), Atlas Guadalajara (Mexico) and Unistar Soccer Academy (Ghana ).

Qantas Young Socceroos Squad List - European Tour