HARRY Kewell, Mark Bresciano and Vince Grella have been ruled out of the World Cup clash with Qatar through injury with Pim Verbeek cutting seven players from his original 35-strong squad today.
Sydney FC's Shannon Cole is one of four A-League players who have not been chosen to make the trip to Brisbane.
Lucas Neill will line-up for the Socceroos along with Tim Cahill, Mark Schwarzer, Brett Emerton, Scott Chipperfield, Jason Culina, Luke Wilkshire, Josh Kennedy and Scott McDonald.
Scott McDonald returns to the Socceroos squad fresh from scoring for Celtic in his team's 4-0 defeat of Hamilton in the Scottish Premier League over the weekend.
Queensland Roar Captain Craig Moore will also return to the Socceroos squad after coming back from international retirement. Moore has enjoyed a solid start to the Hyundai A-League season and has the experience and form to help Australia in this important qualifying match against Qatar.
Sydney FC’s Stuart Musialik will have a chance to make his senior international debut after netting a last-gasp equaliser against the Queensland Roar on Saturday night in Sydney.
The Adelaide United quartet of Eugene Galekovic, Robert Cornthwaite, Scott Jamieson and Paul Reid will join the Socceroos squad in Brisbane on Thursday after they take on Kuruvchi/Bunyodkor in the first leg of the AFC Champions League 2008 Semi-Final at Hindmarsh Stadium tomorrow night.
Unfortunately, Bresciano, Grella and Kewell have been omitted from the final squad due to injury concerns, whilst Shannon Cole, Ante Covic, Matt Simon and Alex Wilkinson have also missed out on selection.
The Qantas Socceroos will arrive in Brisbane tomorrow and will train together at Ballymore in the afternoon.
Revised squad is as follows:
Jacob BURNS FC Unirea Valahorum Romania
Tim CAHILL Everton England
David CARNEY Sheffield United FC England
Scott CHIPPERFIELD FC Basel Switzerland
Robert CORNTHWAITE Adelaide United Australia
Chris COYNE Colchester United FC England
Jason CULINA PSV Eindhoven Netherlands
Bruce DJITE Genclerbirligi SK Turkey
Brett EMERTON Blackburn Rovers England
Eugene GALEKOVIC Adelaide United Australia
Richard GARCIA Hull City FC England
Brett HOLMAN AZ Alkmaar Netherlands
Scott JAMIESON Adelaide United Australia
Mile JEDINAK Central Coast Mariners Australia
Josh KENNEDY Karlsruher SC Germany
Scott MCDONALD Celtic FC Scotland
Craig MOORE Queensland Roar Australia
Stuart MUSIALIK Sydney FC Australia
Lucas NEILL West Ham United FC England
Jade NORTH Newcastle Jets Australia
Michael PETKOVIC Sivasspor Turkey
Paul REID Adelaide United Australia
Mark SCHWARZER Fulham FC England
Matthew SPIRANOVIC FC Nurnberg Germany
Shane STEFANUTTO FC Lyn Oslo Norway
Mile STERJOVSKI Derby County FC England
Archie THOMPSON Melbourne Victory Australia
Luke WILKSHIRE FK Dinamo Moscow Russia
Lucas Neill will line-up for the Socceroos along with Tim Cahill, Mark Schwarzer, Brett Emerton, Scott Chipperfield, Jason Culina, Luke Wilkshire, Josh Kennedy and Scott McDonald.
Scott McDonald returns to the Socceroos squad fresh from scoring for Celtic in his team's 4-0 defeat of Hamilton in the Scottish Premier League over the weekend.
Queensland Roar Captain Craig Moore will also return to the Socceroos squad after coming back from international retirement. Moore has enjoyed a solid start to the Hyundai A-League season and has the experience and form to help Australia in this important qualifying match against Qatar.
Sydney FC’s Stuart Musialik will have a chance to make his senior international debut after netting a last-gasp equaliser against the Queensland Roar on Saturday night in Sydney.
The Adelaide United quartet of Eugene Galekovic, Robert Cornthwaite, Scott Jamieson and Paul Reid will join the Socceroos squad in Brisbane on Thursday after they take on Kuruvchi/Bunyodkor in the first leg of the AFC Champions League 2008 Semi-Final at Hindmarsh Stadium tomorrow night.
Unfortunately, Bresciano, Grella and Kewell have been omitted from the final squad due to injury concerns, whilst Shannon Cole, Ante Covic, Matt Simon and Alex Wilkinson have also missed out on selection.
The Qantas Socceroos will arrive in Brisbane tomorrow and will train together at Ballymore in the afternoon.
Revised squad is as follows:
Jacob BURNS FC Unirea Valahorum Romania
Tim CAHILL Everton England
David CARNEY Sheffield United FC England
Scott CHIPPERFIELD FC Basel Switzerland
Robert CORNTHWAITE Adelaide United Australia
Chris COYNE Colchester United FC England
Jason CULINA PSV Eindhoven Netherlands
Bruce DJITE Genclerbirligi SK Turkey
Brett EMERTON Blackburn Rovers England
Eugene GALEKOVIC Adelaide United Australia
Richard GARCIA Hull City FC England
Brett HOLMAN AZ Alkmaar Netherlands
Scott JAMIESON Adelaide United Australia
Mile JEDINAK Central Coast Mariners Australia
Josh KENNEDY Karlsruher SC Germany
Scott MCDONALD Celtic FC Scotland
Craig MOORE Queensland Roar Australia
Stuart MUSIALIK Sydney FC Australia
Lucas NEILL West Ham United FC England
Jade NORTH Newcastle Jets Australia
Michael PETKOVIC Sivasspor Turkey
Paul REID Adelaide United Australia
Mark SCHWARZER Fulham FC England
Matthew SPIRANOVIC FC Nurnberg Germany
Shane STEFANUTTO FC Lyn Oslo Norway
Mile STERJOVSKI Derby County FC England
Archie THOMPSON Melbourne Victory Australia
Luke WILKSHIRE FK Dinamo Moscow Russia
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