Riley McGree

In November 2019 he was one of four players suspended by the [[Australia men's national under-23 soccer team|Australia national under-23 soccer team]] due to "unprofessional conduct".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50471012|title=Four Australia Under-23 players banned after complaint from woman|date=19 November 2019|website=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref> The four players allegedly mistreated a woman after an intimate encounter. As a result, McGree was forbidden to play in the upcoming [[2020 AFC U-23 Championship]], but was free to be selected for their World Cup team if Australia qualify.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/socceroos/robbie-slater-slams-ffas-over-olyroo-bans-four-olyroos-banned-riley-mcgree-socceroos-news-football/news-story/320b71effefff590b00ebb8e74200af0|title=Robbie Slater slams FFA over four Olyroos banned; Four Olyroos banned over group sex incident, Riley McGree, Socceroos, news, football|date=20 November 2019|website=[[Fox Sports (Australia)]]|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref>

In November 2019 he was one of four players suspended by the [[Australia men's national under-23 soccer team|Australia national under-23 soccer team]] due to "unprofessional conduct".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50471012|title=Four Australia Under-23 players banned after complaint from woman|date=19 November 2019|website=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref> The four players allegedly mistreated a woman after an intimate encounter. As a result, McGree was forbidden to play in the upcoming [[2020 AFC U-23 Championship]], but was free to be selected for their World Cup team if Australia qualify.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/socceroos/robbie-slater-slams-ffas-over-olyroo-bans-four-olyroos-banned-riley-mcgree-socceroos-news-football/news-story/320b71effefff590b00ebb8e74200af0|title=Robbie Slater slams FFA over four Olyroos banned; Four Olyroos banned over group sex incident, Riley McGree, Socceroos, news, football|date=20 November 2019|website=[[Fox Sports (Australia)]]|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref>

McGree made his senior debut on 3 June 2021, as a late substitute in a 3–0 win against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] in a [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group B|2022 World Cup qualifier]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/socceroos-australia-return-to-action-with-a-30-win-over-kuwait/news-story/0ee83a68e2f1ed1173924a38940cdc3d |title=Socceroos: Australia return to action with a 3-0 win over Kuwait |first=Marco |last=Monteverde |website=[[News.com.au]] |date=4 June 2021 |access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref> In a man-of-the-match performance on his first start, he provided two assists in a 5–1 victory against [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-asian-cup/news/australia-s-arnold-delighted-as-young-guns-deliver-five-star-performance-against |title=Australia's Arnold delighted as young guns deliver five-star Asian Qualifiers performance against Chinese Taipei |publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation]] |date=9 June 2021 |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref> and was a late substitute as Australia beat [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]] to complete a perfect record in the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round#Group B|second phase of qualifying]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/socceroos-milestone-man-trent-sainsbury-in-tears-after-helping-australia-to-an-eighth-straight-win/news-story/a1dee464855467f7dc493b86d4bc6df7 |title=Socceroos: Milestone man Trent Sainsbury in tears after helping Australia to an eighth straight win |first=Marco |last=Monteverde |newspaper=[[The Australian]] |date=16 June 2021 |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref> He scored his first international goal to complete Australia's 4–0 defeat of [[Vietnam national football team|Vietnam]] on 27 January 2022 in a [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|third-phase qualifier]].<ref name="1st Intl Goal">{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-27/socceroos-vs-vietnam-scorecentre-scores-stats-results/100786598 |title=Australia claim 4-0 victory over Vietnam in World Cup qualifier |website=[[ABC News (Australia)]] |agency=[[Australian Associated Press]] (AAP) |date=27 January 2022 |access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref>

McGree made his senior debut on 3 June 2021, as a late substitute in a 3–0 win against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] in a [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group B|2022 World Cup qualifier]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/socceroos-australia-return-to-action-with-a-30-win-over-kuwait/news-story/0ee83a68e2f1ed1173924a38940cdc3d |title=Socceroos: Australia return to action with a 3–0 win over Kuwait |first=Marco |last=Monteverde |website=[[News.com.au]] |date=4 June 2021 |access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref> In a man-of-the-match performance on his first start, he provided two assists in a 5–1 victory against [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-asian-cup/news/australia-s-arnold-delighted-as-young-guns-deliver-five-star-performance-against |title=Australia's Arnold delighted as young guns deliver five-star Asian Qualifiers performance against Chinese Taipei |publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation]] |date=9 June 2021 |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref> and was a late substitute as Australia beat [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]] to complete a perfect record in the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round#Group B|second phase of qualifying]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/socceroos-milestone-man-trent-sainsbury-in-tears-after-helping-australia-to-an-eighth-straight-win/news-story/a1dee464855467f7dc493b86d4bc6df7 |title=Socceroos: Milestone man Trent Sainsbury in tears after helping Australia to an eighth straight win |first=Marco |last=Monteverde |newspaper=[[The Australian]] |date=16 June 2021 |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref> He scored his first international goal to complete Australia's 4–0 defeat of [[Vietnam national football team|Vietnam]] on 27 January 2022 in a [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|third-phase qualifier]].<ref name="1st Intl Goal">{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-27/socceroos-vs-vietnam-scorecentre-scores-stats-results/100786598 |title=Australia claim 4–0 victory over Vietnam in World Cup qualifier |website=[[ABC News (Australia)]] |agency=[[Australian Associated Press]] (AAP) |date=27 January 2022 |access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref>

In November 2022, McGree was called up to play in the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news/socceroos-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022tm-squad-announced|title=Socceroos FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ squad announced|newspaper=[[Football Australia]]|date=8 November 2022 |access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref>

In November 2022, McGree was called up to play in the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news/socceroos-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022tm-squad-announced|title=Socceroos FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ squad announced|newspaper=[[Football Australia]]|date=8 November 2022 |access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref>

He started in Australia's opening match against [[France National Football Team|France]] where Australia lost 4–1.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2022/nov/22/france-vs-australia-world-cup-qatar-2022-live-score-updates-socceroos-francia-fra-v-aus-kick-off-time-national-football-team-list-squad-soccer-fifa|title=France 4-1 Australia: World Cup 2022 - as it happened|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=22 November 2022 |access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref> In their final group stage game, McGree assisted [[Mathew Leckie]]’s goal to beat Denmark 1-0.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/world-cup/2022/fifa-world-cup-2022-in-qatar-live-australia-v-denmark-updates_sto9248566/story.shtml|title=AUSTRALIA 1-0 DENMARK: MATHEW LECKIE FIRES SOCCEROOS INTO LAST 16 BEHIND FRANCE AS DANES MISS OUT|first=Yara |last=El-Shaboury |newspaper=[[Eurosport]] |date=1 December 2022|access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref>

He started in Australia's opening match against [[France National Football Team|France]] where Australia lost 4–1.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2022/nov/22/france-vs-australia-world-cup-qatar-2022-live-score-updates-socceroos-francia-fra-v-aus-kick-off-time-national-football-team-list-squad-soccer-fifa|title=France 4–1 Australia: World Cup 2022 – as it happened|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=22 November 2022 |access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref> In their final group stage game, McGree assisted [[Mathew Leckie]]'s goal to beat Denmark 1–0.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/world-cup/2022/fifa-world-cup-2022-in-qatar-live-australia-v-denmark-updates_sto9248566/story.shtml|title=AUSTRALIA 1–0 DENMARK: MATHEW LECKIE FIRES SOCCEROOS INTO LAST 16 BEHIND FRANCE AS DANES MISS OUT|first=Yara |last=El-Shaboury |newspaper=[[Eurosport]] |date=1 December 2022|access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref>

McGree started for the fourth time in a row in Australia's 2-1 loss to [[Argentina National Football Team|Argentina]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12759327/world-cup-2022-argentina-2-1-australia-lionel-messi-and-julian-alvarez-goals-put-argentina-into-quarter-final-against-netherlands|title=World Cup 2022 - Argentina 2-1 Australia: Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez goals put Argentina into quarter-final against Netherlands|first=Adam|last=Bate|newspaper=[[Sky Sports]]|date=4 December 2021|access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref>

McGree started for the fourth time in a row in Australia's 2–1 defeat to [[Argentina National Football Team|Argentina]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12759327/world-cup-2022-argentina-2-1-australia-lionel-messi-and-julian-alvarez-goals-put-argentina-into-quarter-final-against-netherlands|title=World Cup 2022 – Argentina 2–1 Australia: Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez goals put Argentina into quarter-final against Netherlands|first=Adam|last=Bate|newspaper=[[Sky Sports]]|date=4 December 2021|access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref>

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