MANILA, Philippines: The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) revealed its 26-man roster on Wednesday for the upcoming joint FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualifiers Round 2, which are set to play at the Rizal Memorial Stadium later this month.
Among the familiar names in the squad include captain Neil Etheridge and Stephan Schrock.Other veterans on the squad included brothers Manny and Mike Ott, Patrick Reichelt, Kenshiro Daniels, OJ Porteria, and Daisuke Sato. Reichelt's teammate with Kuala Lumpur FC, Kevin Mendoza, is also on the roster.Also included were five members from Kaya-FC Iloilo, namely Audie Menzi, Simone Rota, Marwin Angeles, Justin Baas, and Jesus Melliza.
According to the PFF, national team coach Michael Weiss based his selection on player availability and the last FIFA international friendly matches against Nepal, Chinese Taipei, Afghanistan, and Bahrain, which were held from June to October this year.The national team will face Southeast Asian neighbors Vietnam and Indonesia in their first two games.
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