The 24-year-old is part of the Socceroos squad for the eight-team tournament, being held a year before the World Cup.
The June 17-July 2 tournament is effectively a scaled-down warm-up for the 2018 World Cup finals.
The Confederations Cup has kicked off with host nation Russian Federation opening the World Cup rehearsal tournament against New Zealand. Moscow's authorities have done everything for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup to become a success, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Friday after visiting the Spartak stadium and a media center launched a few days ago.
Seven years later, four teams gathered in Saudi Arabia for the inaugural tournament (won by Argentina), then known as the King Fahd Cup, and again in 1995 (when Denmark won), before Federation Internationale de Football Association took over managing the tournament in 1997.
Prior to matches, a video will be played on the big screens of the FIFA Confederations Cup stadiums featuring football legends conveying the anti-discrimination message.
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Euro '96 victor Germany went so far as to turn down the invitation to play in the 1997 Confederations Cup, while France (1998 World Cup champion) declined to participate in 1999.
World champions Germany, Ronaldo's Portugal and south American champions Chile are amongst the favourites to win the final in St Petersburg on July 2.
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Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who said she's anxious that the President will try to fire both Mueller and Rosenstein . News has reported that federal investigators are examining whether the president attempted to obstruct justice.
Federation Internationale de Football Association secretary general Fatma Samoura said Friday that curbing problems now is "exactly the whole purpose" of anti-discrimination work at the World Cup rehearsal tournament. The Confederations Cup will be held on June 17 - July 2 in Russian Federation.
In 2003, one of their players Marc-Vivien Foe tragically lost his life after collapsing during their semi-final against Colombia.
Fact check: The Euro Cup winners have lifted the Confederations Cup three times - Denmark in 1995 and France twice in 2001 and 2003.
Federation Internationale de Football Association has ordered tighter monitoring of offensive incidents at Confederations Cup matches which kick off Saturday, and wants referees to stop play if fans persist.
When Anthony Hudson leads the team in Russian Federation as coach, he will become the youngest coach in the tournament's history at the age of 36. The Copa America champion plays Cameroon on Sunday in Moscow.
"He is concentrating on playing for the national team and he wants to give the motivation to have a good tournament".
"Going there to play against teams such as Cameroon, Brazil and Japan, that was tremendous, and to be there with a great bunch of guys, and experiencing a different culture was great".
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