Australia NewsDjite Back As Pim Looks For Goals |
SOCCEROOS coach Pim Verbeek has called up Bruce Djite and Mile Sterjovski as he looks to ease the burden on Tim Cahill and find a fellow goalscorer for the clash against Oman.
Verbeek has selected a squad of 23-players for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qualifier against Oman which will be played at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex on Saturday November 14 in Muscat, Oman (kick-off 1:00am AEDT).
Mark Bresciano also returns to the Qantas Socceroos squad after a slight knee injury prevented him from joining the national team for the recent international friendly against the Netherlands and the AFC Asian Cup 2011 qualifier against Oman in Melbourne.
He joined Djite, Sterjovski and Brad Jones in the squad for the first time since helping the Qantas Socceroos qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in June.
Goalkeeper Adam Federici receives his first call-up since the 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification match against Uzbekistan which was played in Sydney in April of this year.
Last month, the Qantas Socceroos defeated Oman 1-0 in the AFC Asian Cup 2011 qualifier at Etihad Stadium to move into equal top position of Group B.
The first meeting between the Qantas Socceroos and Oman was at the AFC Asian Cup 2007 in Bangkok when the teams played out a 1-1 draw in the group stage of the tournament at the Rajamangala Stadium.
The Oman v Qantas Socceroos match will be broadcast live and exclusive on FOX SPORTS 1 with coverage commencing from 12:30am AEDT on Sunday 15 November.
QANTAS SOCCEROOS SQUAD - Wednesday 4 November 2009
|
Player |
Club, Country |
A-International matches (goals) |
|
Mark BRESCIANO |
U.S. Citta di Palermo, Italy |
51 (11) |
|
Tim CAHILL |
Everton FC, England |
36 (18) |
|
David CARNEY |
FC Twente, Netherlands |
22 (3) |
|
Scott CHIPPERFIELD |
FC Basel, Switzerland |
62 (12) |
|
Jason CULINA |
Gold Coast United, Australia |
44 (1) |
|
Bruce DJITE |
Genclerbirligi SK, Turkey |
7 (0) |
|
Brett EMERTON |
Blackburn Rovers, England |
71 (16) |
|
Adam FEDERICI |
Reading FC, England |
- |
|
Brett HOLMAN |
AZ Alkmaar, Holland |
28 (1) |
|
Mile JEDINAK |
Antalyaspor Kulubu, Turkey |
8 (0) |
|
Brad JONES |
Middlesbrough FC, England |
1 (0) |
|
Josh KENNEDY |
Nagoya Grampus, Japan |
17 (6) |
|
Harry KEWELL |
Galatasaray SK, Turkey |
44 (13) |
|
Patrick KISNORBO |
Leeds United FC, England |
17 (1) |
|
Mark MILLIGAN |
Shanghai Shenua, China |
8 (0) |
|
Craig MOORE |
Brisbane Roar, Australia |
45 (3) |
|
Lucas NEILL |
Everton FC, England |
52 (0) |
|
Mark SCHWARZER |
Fulham FC, England |
72 (0) |
|
Mile STERJOVSKI |
Perth Glory, Australia |
41 (8) |
|
Carl VALERI |
U.S. Grosseto FC, Italy |
19 (0) |
|
Dario VIDOSIC |
FC Nurnberg, Germany |
3 (0) |
|
Luke WILKSHIRE |
FK Dinamo Moscow, Russia |
37 (0) |
|
Rhys WILLIAMS |
Middlesbrough FC, England |
2 (0) |
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