Qantas Socceroos Head Coach Pim Verbeek has selected a squad of 24-players for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup Qualifier against Oman in Melbourne, presented by FOXTEL.
Returning to the Qantas Socceroos squad, after missing the recent international friendly against the Korea Republic, are Tim Cahill, David Carney, Scott Chipperfield, Harry Kewell, Craig Moore, Lucas Neill and Luke Wilkshire.
Brett Emerton makes his first Qantas Socceroos squad since recovering from a knee reconstruction following an injury sustained playing for his club Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League in ...
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Qantas Socceroos Head Coach Pim Verbeek has selected a squad of 24-players for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup Qualifier against Oman in Melbourne, presented by FOXTEL.
Returning to the Qantas Socceroos squad, after missing the recent international friendly against the Korea Republic, are Tim Cahill, David Carney, Scott Chipperfield, Harry Kewell, Craig Moore, Lucas Neill and Luke Wilkshire.
Brett Emerton makes his first Qantas Socceroos squad since recovering from a knee reconstruction following an injury sustained playing for his club Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League in January of this year. The last time Emerton played for the Qantas Socceroos was in October last year when he scored two goals in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier against Qatar in Brisbane.
Western-Australian born Shane Lowry receives his first call-up for the Qantas Socceroos since choosing to pursue his international football career future with Australia having played eight internationals for the Republic of Ireland at U-17 & U21 level.
The team will play a crucial AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Oman at Melbourne's Etihad Stadium. The Qantas Socceroos have only faced Oman once before, drawing 1-1 in the group stage of the AFC Asian Cup 2007 in Bangkok where Tim Cahill scored the equaliser in the 90th minute.
Australia currently sits fourth in their AFC Asian Cup qualification group and it is vital that the Qantas Socceroos make the most of the double FIFA break.
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