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There are pinch points for coach Michael Cheika to negotiate as he fine tunes his Wallabies' World Cup squad to be unveiled in Sydney on Friday.

WALLABIES WORLD CUP SELECTION DILEMMAS

OUTSIDE BACKS

Michael Cheika won't want to over-staff the wide berths. Dane Haylett-Petty and Tom Banks could be in a straight shootout behind Kurtley Beale, Marika Koroibete and Reece Hodge.

MIDFIELD

Samu Kerevi, James O'Connor and Matt Toomua are certainties. One of Adam Ashley-Cooper or Tevita Kuridrani should get the nod although boom Reds outside centre Jordan Petaia can't be discounted.

LOOSE FORWARDS

Pete Samu, Jack Dempsey, Liam Wright, Rob Valetini and Luke Jones are all prospects to fill the last berth or two, though they've seen minimal Test time this year.

HOW MANY SPECIALISTS?

Joe Powell may be on tenterhooks as Cheika mulls the merits of a third halfback. It's the same for Rob Simmons as a fourth lock and Tom Robertson as a sixth prop.