Live: Volpato set for Socceroos debut in World Cup warm-up against Switzerland

live World Cup warm-up live: Switzerland vs Socceroos friendly — blog, scores and stats Australia's Socceroos take on Switzerland in San Diego in their final warm-up match before the FIFA World Cup gets underway. It is set to be Cristian Volpato's first game for Tony Popovic's side since his much-publicised switch in allegiances away from Italy. Follow the live blog below. Submit a comment or question Live updates Sun 7 Jun 2026 at 4:27am Switzerland vs Socceroos — live scoreboard New: Filters Choose what information you see below by using filters Sun 7 Jun 2026 at 4:36am Atmosphere building outside Snapdragon Stadium Have a look at the crowd streaming into the stadium. Who says World Cup fever isn't a real thing?! Key Event Sun 7 Jun 2026 at 4:35am Volpato to start as Socceroos make seven changes Massive news right off the jump with Cristian Volpato named to start this morning in Tony Popovic's side. All in all, Popovic has made seven changes to his starting XI from the Mexico warm-up. Here is a look at the two starting line-ups. AUSTRALIA: 18. Patrick Beach (GK), 3. Alessandro Circati, 13. Aiden O'Neill, 15. Kai Trewin, 16. Aziz Behich, 17. Nestory Irankunda, 19. Harry Souttar (C), 20. Cristian Volpato, 24. Paul Okon-Engstler, 25. Lucas Herrington, 26. Tete Yengi SWITZERLAND: 1. Gregor Kobel (GK), 3. Silvan Widmer, 4. Nico Elvedi, 5. Manuel Akanji, 8. Remo Freuler, 9. Johan Manzambi, 10. Granit Xhaka (C), 11. Dan Ndoye, 13. Ricardo Rodriguez, 20. Michel Aebischer, 23. Zeki Amdouni Sun 7 Jun 2026 at 4:27am Welcome! Good morning and welcome to ABC Sport's live coverage from the FIFA World Cup warm-ups! We've got the Socceroos' final tune-up before the big dance this morning as they take on Switzerland in San Diego. I'll be in the main blog chair, while Tom Wildie joins us live from Snapdragon Stadium for all the sights and sounds. Both teams get their last chance to tinker things before the real stuff gets underway next week, and it'll be interesting to see how they both line up. Some exciting news on the Australian front with the newly-converted Cristian Volpato expected to feature in Tony Popovic's side today. Whether that is as a starter or as a substitute is yet to be determined. Kick-off is scheduled for 5am AEST, so strap yourselves in as we bring you all the pre-match news before live action gets underway.