Spiranovic targets Socceroos recall for Brazil Leading from the back: Matthew Spiranovic outleaps Marcel Seip of the Mariners during the Wanderers' 2-0 win at Parramatta Stadium. Western Sydney Wanderers defender Matthew Spiranovic has his eyes set on a Socceroos recall for next year's World Cup in Brazil after impressive form at club level. The centre-back has not played for Australia in more than a year due to injuries and falling out of contention under former coach Holger Osieck but is hopeful of returning to the international stage under the guidance of Ange Postecoglou on the back of his performances in the A-League. Australia's defence came under question during their qualifying campaign and after consecutive 6-0 losses to Brazil and France, which resulted in the axing of Osieck, so there is potential for an upheaval of the back line for Brazil. Since making his debut for the Wanderers in their round-five win away to Melbourne Heart, Spiranovic has emerged as the preferred defensive partner to Nikolai Topor-Stanley, replacing club captain Michael Beauchamp in the starting line-up. In the six games Spiranovic has started, the Wanderers have kept four clean sheets. "I think it's in the back of the mind of every footballer and I would love to play for the Socceroos again but I'm just focused on my performances with the Wanderers and I'm not looking beyond the next game at the moment," the 25-year-old said. The towering defender was once touted as the future of Australia's back line after breaking into the senior team of Bundesliga club FC Nurnberg as an 18-year-old in 2006, but a series of injury setbacks has limited his caps to 16. After spells in Japan and Qatar, Spiranovic says he is in the best physical condition of the past few seasons but still has some work to do before reaching his peak. "Every game I'm just building up my fitness and I'm getting stronger each week and more confident but to be honest I am just taking it game by game," Spiranovic said. The coaching staff here at the Wanderers have been great for me and that was one of the main reasons I decided to join the club. Together with Topor-Stanley, the Wanderers defence is the league's best having conceded just seven goals. The two were integral in denying the Mariners last week, particularly with Spiranovic making a goal-saving clearance off the line in the first half. While he was pleased with the strength of their partnership at the back, Spiranovic said the high pressing of the Wanderers' midfielders and forwards have eased the task of the defenders, irrespective of who starts. "Look, we work hard on it at training, defensively, we work on our shape, our structure and that's our whole team and the boys in front of us work so hard and that makes it easier," Spiranovic said. Half the time we're just directing them where to move. It was a great team effort to keep another clean sheet.