Injured stars to miss Australia World Cup qualifier
7/10/2008 16:10
Australia will have to play against Qatar in the World Cup qualifying on
Oct. 15 without midfield stars Mark Bresciano, Vince Grella and Harry Kewell as
the squad was announced today. Everton's Tim Cahill joins fellow English
Premier League players Lucas Neill, Mark Schwarzer, Brett Emerton and Richard
Garcia in the 28-player squad Pim Verbeek named, while Celtic striker Scott
McDonald will also take the national duty. Australia won their opening Group
One match against Uzbekistan 1-0 in Tashkent on Sept. 10. Japan and Bahrain are
the other teams in the group, with the top two advancing to the finals in South
Africa.
Xinhua
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