"That is why we have decided to bring in Jamie Maclaren now so that he also has a fair chance to display his qualities before the final 23 player squad must be announced."

The Socceroos have until June 4 to nominate their 23-man squad for the tournament in Russia.

It means Maclaren will have four days of training and one match - Friday's friendly against the Czech Republic - to prove his worth.

Maclaren, 24, has been on holiday since he was culled from van Marwijk's extended squad two weeks ago.

On loan from German second-tier side Darmstadt, Maclaren scored a hat-trick for Hibernian against Rangers in the final match of the Scottish Premiership season - hours after finding out he had been dumped by the Socceroos.

Juric, meanwhile, hasn't played in more than a month and missed the last five matches of the season for his Swiss side FC Luzern because of injury.

His absence would be a significant blow for the team.

Juric has featured in each of Australia's past 11 matches, dating back to last year's Confederations Cup, and started on seven of those occasions.

The 26-year-old is also a vastly different striker to the smaller, more nimble Maclaren and if ruled out, it may force van Marwjik into a major rethink as to how the Socceroos set up in the final third.