(Reuters) - Ryan McGowan looks set to step into the right back role for Australia after Ivan Franjic's World Cup was ended by a hamstring tear sustained in the Socceroos' 3-1 defeat to Chile.
McGowan, who more usually plays at centre back, replaced Franjic soon after halftime in Cuiaba on Friday and coach Ange Postecoglou suggested he would get the starting role against the Netherlands in Porto Alegre on Wednesday.
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