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Fringe Socceroos goalkeeper Brad Jones will be hoping his clanger that gifted FC Twente a goal in the Dutch Eredivisie on Sunday does not ruin his World Cup chances.

The 36-year-old Feyenoord stopper was made to look foolish by attacker Adam Maher in Twente's equaliser.

With Feyenoord up 1-0 in the 22nd minute, Jones took possession from a backpass deep in the box before attempting to pass to his defender only for Maher to intercept it and slot the ball into the net.

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Jones, who played his first game for Australia in four years in last month's friendly against Colombia, is a strong chance to make Bert van Marwijk's squad for Russia 2018, starting in June.

After being out of favour under former coach Ange Postecoglou, he's in a battle for the No.1 jersey with incumbent Mat Ryan, while Danny Vukovic has also impressed in the past season.

The error did not prevent the fourth-placed Feyenoord from beating relegation-bound Twente, with the 3-1 result moving them five points clear of FC Utrecht in fifth.

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