Baccus Named In Australia World Cup Squad

Keanu Baccus, the younger brother of former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Kearyn Baccus, has been named in Australia’s official squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Baccus, 24, was born in Durban but moved to Australia at a young age. He saw his star rise in Australia, earning his stripes for  Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League.

Ahead of the 2022/23 season, Baccus moved to Scottish side St. Mirren, where he has made 13 appearances this season, scoring two goals.

His fine performances didn’t go unnoticed and he made his senior debut for Australia on 25 September against New Zealand.

Despite having featured just once for the Socceros at senior level, Baccus was called up into the official World Cup squad by head coach Graham Arnold.

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Baccus represented his country at U20 and U23 level and also featured for them at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Australia were drawn in Group D at the World Cup, alongside France, Denmark and Tunisia. They will open their tournament on 22 November against the defending champions.

Below is Australia’s full World Cup squad:

His older brother Kearyn featured for Kaizer Chiefs between 2019 and 2022 but was released as part of the club’s massive squad revamp ahead of the current campaign.

He subsequently moved back to the A-League and has featured five times for Macarthur in the new campaign so far.