Columbus Crew defender Milos Degenek will represent his country when he takes the field for Australia during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar in just over two weeks' time. The team announced the defender earned a spot with the national team on Tuesday morning.
Degenek becomes the eighth player in Crew history to be named to a World Cup roster and the second current player alongside Jonathan Mensah with experience on soccer’s grandest stage. He is also the first player since the 2014 season to feature on a World Cup roster.
Defender Giancarlo Gonzalez and fullback Waylon Francis were the last Black & Gold players to appear in a World Cup when the duo represented Costa Rica eight years ago in Brazil.