Qantas Socceroos Head Coach Holger Osieck has selected a squad of 18-players for the upcoming international friendly fixture against Wales at Cardiff City Stadium on Wednesday 10 August 2011 (kick-off 7:45pm local time).
Qantas Socceroos Head Coach Holger Osieck has selected a squad of 18-players for the upcoming international friendly fixture against Wales at Cardiff City Stadium on Wednesday 10 August 2011 (kick-off 7:45pm local time).
Fourteen of the players formed the Qantas Socceroos squad that played in the international friendlies against New Zealand and Serbia in June. Tim Cahill, Mark Schwarzer and Scott McDonald return to the Qantas Socceroos squad after varying periods of absence and Korean-based defender Luke DeVere has been selected for the first time under Holger Osieck having previously been selected in the senior Australian squad by Pim Verbeek for the AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Indonesia in 2010.
Midfielder Brett Emerton is also poised to become the second most capped Qantas Socceroo, behind Mark Schwarzer, when he will equal Alex Tobin-s total of 87 A-internationals should he take the field against Wales.
This will be the first official match between Wales and Australia at senior men-s international level.
Wales are currently (as of 27 July 2011) 112th in the FIFA World Rankings whilst Australia is 23rd . Wales are in Group G of the Euro 2012 Championships qualification along with England, Montenegro, Switzerland and Bulgaria. On the weekend they were drawn in group A of the 2014 FIFA World Cup European qualifiers with FYR Macedonia, Scotland, Belgium, Serbia and Croatia.
The Qantas Socceroos will assemble in Wales on Monday 8th August after completing their weekend club commitments.
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QANTAS SOCCEROOS SQUAD
Tim CAHILL - Everton FC, ENGLAND - 52 (23) Luke DeVERE - Gyeongnam FC, KOREA REPUBLIC Brett EMERTON - Blackburn Rovers, ENGLAND - 86 (17) Adam FEDERICI (gk) - Reading FC, ENGLAND - 4 (0) Brett HOLMAN - AZ Alkmaar, HOLLAND - 48 (6) Mile JEDINAK - Crystal Palace FC, ENGLAND - 26 (2) Neil KILKENNY - Bristol City FC, ENGLAND - 9 (0) Robbie KRUSE - Fortuna Dusseldorf, GERMANY - 7 (1) Scott MCDONALD - Middlesbrough FC, ENGLAND - 24 (0) Matt MCKAY - Brisbane Roar, AUSTRALIA - 16 (0) Lucas NEILL - Uncontracted - 72 (0) Mark SCHWARZER (gk) - Fulham FC, ENGLAND - 89 (0) Matthew SPIRANOVIC - Urawa Red Diamonds, JAPAN - 6 (0) James TROISI - Kayserispor Kulubu, TURKEY - 5 (1) Carl VALERI - U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, ITALY - 38 (1) Luke WILKSHIRE - FK Dinamo Moscow, RUSSIA - 59 (4) Rhys WILLIAMS - Middlesbrough FC, ENGLAND - 5 (0) Michael ZULLO - FC Utrecht, NETHERLANDS - 4 (0)
Upcoming Match Details Wales v Qantas Socceroos Wednesday, 10 August 2011 Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith, Cardiff Kick-Off - 7:45pm BST (4:45am AEST)
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Match broadcast live and Exclusive on FOX SPORTS 1 & FOX SPORTS 1HD. Broadcast starts from 4:30am AEST (Kick-off 4:45am AEST) - Thursday 11 August 2011