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How Federici uncovered Australia's next Scottish Socceroo

Stoke City defender Harry Souttar is on the cusp of making his Socceroos debut against Korea Republic and joins a growing list of Scottish players switching allegiances.

Souttar's path to the green and gold was paved in rather fortuitous circumstances with Australian keeper Adam Federici seemingly responsible for flagging the defender's Socceroos potential after crossing paths in Stoke last year.

"Me and Adam Federici were speaking one day and it came out that my mum was Australian and that just got the ball rolling from there really," Souttar told the Socceroos website.