November 6, 2026 — 11:22am

The planned release of Tony Popovic’s Socceroos squad for this month’s friendlies has been delayed amid mounting pressure on Football Australia to relocate their match against Jordan, with players strongly opposed to travelling to the country over security fears.

Professional Footballers Australia has called for the November 17 match in Amman to be moved to another venue or date, after Indonesia withdrew from its own scheduled friendly in the Jordanian capital, citing concerns for player safety.

The developments come amid heightened regional tensions and renewed violence within Jordan, where a security officer was stabbed to death in a suspected terrorist attack in Amman on Thursday, less than two weeks after nine people were killed when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in the country’s south.

Football Australia was on Friday due to unveil Popovic’s squad for two games against Qatar and Jordan.…