Verbeek names 27-man squad
Australian Head Coach Pim Verbeek has selected an extended 27-player squad for the upcoming international friendly match against the Netherlands and the 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier Round 4 match against Uzbekistan in Tashkent on Wednesday 10 September.
Australian Head Coach Pim Verbeek has selected an extended 27-player squad for the upcoming international friendly match against the Netherlands and the 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier Round 4 match against Uzbekistan in Tashkent on Wednesday 10 September.
Returning to the Australian squad are Michael Beauchamp, Jacob Burns, Ante Covic, Brett Emerton, Brad Jones, Harry Kewell, Jade North and Shane Stefanutto.
With Australia receiving a bye on match day 1 in Group A of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier - Round 4, Uzbekistan will face Qatar in Doha and Bahrain will host Japan in Manama on Saturday 6 September. Australia will however play against The Netherlands in Eindhoven in preparation for Australia's first qualifier four days later
Match day 2 in Group A of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier - Round 4, on Wednesday 10 September will see Uzbekistan host Australia and Qatar meet Bahrain in Doha.
All Australian national team matches will be broadcast “Live and Exclusive” on FOX SPORTS.
| NAME | CLUB | 'A' Internationals (goals) |
| Michael BEAUCHAMP | Aalborg BK, Denmark | 17 (1) |
| Mark BRESCIANO | U.S. Citta di Palermo, Italy | 43 (10) |
| Jacob BURNS | FC Unirea Valahorum, Romania | 6 (0) |
| David CARNEY | Sheffield United FC, England | 13 (1) |
| Scott CHIPPERFIELD | FC Basel, Switzerland | 56 (11) |
| Chris COYNE | Colchester United FC, England | 2 (0) |
| Ante COVIC | Newcastle Jets, Australia | 2 (0) |
| Jason CULINA | PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands | 33 (1) |
| Bruce DJITE | Genclerbirligi SK, Turkey | 5 (0) |
| Brett EMERTON | Blackburn Rovers, England | 66 (14) |
| Richard GARCIA | Hull City FC, England | 1 (0) |
| Vincenzo GRELLA | Blackburn Rovers, England | 36 (0) |
| Brett HOLMAN | AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands | 17 (1) |
| Brad JONES | Middlesbrough FC, England | 1 (0) |
| Josh KENNEDY | Karlsruher SC, Germany | 7 (3) |
| Harry KEWELL | Galatasaray SK, Turkey | 35 (11) |
| Scott McDONALD | Celtic FC, Scotland | 9 (0) |
| Mark MILLIGAN | uncontracted | 6 (0) |
| Lucas NEILL | West Ham United FC, England | 42 (0) |
| Jade NORTH | Newcastle Jets, Australia | 22 (0) |
| Michael PETKOVIC | Sivasspor, Turkey | 6 (0) |
| Mark SCHWARZER | Fulham FC, England | 59 (0) |
| Matthew SPIRANOVIC | FC Nurnberg, Germany | 2 (0) |
| Shane STEFANUTTO | FC Lyn Oslo, Norway | 1 (0) |
| Mile STERJOVSKI | Derby County FC, England | 35 (7) |
| Carl VALERI | U.S. Grosseto FC, Italy | 1 (0) |
| Luke WILKSHIRE | Dynamo Moscow, Russia | 27 (0) |