FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - AFC Qualifiers - Group C - Indonesia v Australia - Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia - September 10, 2024 Australia's Alessandro Circati in action with Indonesia's Marselino Ferdinan REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo
(Reuters) - Australia defender Alessandro Circati will miss the rest of the third round of Asia's World Cup preliminaries after his Serie A side Parma announced he had ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in training on Friday.
The 20-year-old started both of Australia's qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup earlier this month as the Socceroos lost to Bahrain on the Gold Coast before drawing with Indonesia in Jakarta.
