Australia forward Mitch Duke announces retirement from international football

The 35-year-old ‌represented Australia in 2022 World Cup in ‌Qatar, scoring a headed goal against ‌Tunisia that secured the country's first World Cup victory in 12 years.

Duke also played ‌a key role in helping ⁠Australia's qualification campaign ‌for the 2026 World Cup, scoring the ​winner against Saudi Arabia in the qualifiers last year. However, he ​missed out on the final squad selection for the tournament in North America.

"After ⁠a lot ​of reflection, the time has come for me to officially announce my retirement from international football," Duke said in a ‌statement on Saturday.

"As a kid growing up in Australia, I dreamed of wearing the green and gold just once. To have gone on to represent my country 50 times is a dream come true 50 times over, and a privilege I never took for ‌granted.

"While I will cherish every memory, ​scoring for Australia at the 2022 ‌FIFA World Cup remains the absolute highlight of my career. It has been the greatest honour of my life to pull on the Socceroos ⁠jersey and ⁠represent our nation."