Sturm Graz midfielder James Jeggo's first call-up is one of three changes made to the squad by Ange Postecoglou, with defender Bailey Wright and winger Craig Goodwin also selected.

Wright missed out on the squad for the qualifying victories over Iraq and the United Arab Emirates because of injury, with Josh Risdon taking his place.

But Risdon has been omitted from the group this time around, along with Apo Giannou and Nathan Burns.

Jeggo has played all eight league games this season for a Sturm Graz side that sits top of the Austrian Bundesliga.

"We've made a couple of slight tweaks to the squad in line with our mantra of selecting players who are in form and fitness and we'd like to have a good look at Craig Goodwin and James Jeggo, who have started their seasons well in Europe," Postecoglou said.

"When the draw was released we acknowledged that this window was a real challenge with a very tough away game followed by the clash with Japan at home but that doesn't mean we stray from the way we prepare ourselves for every match.
 
"These two games come pretty quickly after the two matches we played against Iraq and the UAE and we face similar challenges against tough opposition but we are confident in our processes and planning."

Socceroos squad:

Tim CAHILL — Melbourne City FC

Milos DEGENEK — TSV 1860 Munchen, GERMANY

Adam FEDERICI — A.F.C. Bournemouth, ENGLAND

Alex GERSBACH — Rosenborg BK, NORWAY

Craig GOODWIN — Sparta Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS

Chris IKONOMIDIS — Aarhus Gymnastikforening, DENMARK

Jackson IRVINE — Burton Albion FC, ENGLAND

Mile JEDINAK — Aston Villa F.C, ENGLAND

James JEGGO — SK Sturm Graz, AUSTRIA

Tomi JURIC — FC Luzern, SWITZERLAND

Robbie KRUSE — Bayer 04 Leverkusen, GERMANY

Mitchell LANGERAK — VfB Stuttgart, GERMANY

Mathew LECKIE — FC Ingolstadt 04, GERMANY

Massimo LUONGO — Queens Park Rangers F.C., ENGLAND

Ryan MCGOWAN — Henan Jianye F.C., CHINA

Mark MILLIGAN — Baniyas F.C., UAE

Aaron MOOY — Huddersfield Town AFC, ENGLAND

Tommy ROGIC — Celtic FC, SCOTLAND

Mathew RYAN — Valencia CF, SPAIN

Trent SAINSBURY — Jiangsu Suning F.C., CHINA

Brad SMITH — A.F.C. Bournemouth, ENGLAND

Matthew SPIRANOVIC — Hangzhou Greentown F.C., CHINA

Bailey WRIGHT — Preston North End FC, ENGLAND

Australia sits top of Group B in what is the final round-robin stage of AFC qualification for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.

The Socceroos take on Saudi Arabia in Jeddah on 6 October before hosting Japan in Melbourne five days later.