international football

Australia's coach Guus Hiddink named a tried and trusted 23-man squad on Wednesday for next month's World Cup in Germany. They begin their first World Cup campaign for 32 years against Japan on June 12 before further Group F matches against world champions Brazil and Croatia.
"We are happy to be there but I know that the team is not settling down and just participating," Hiddink said. "This team is so eager to get a surprise to get into the second round."
Australia on Wednesday announced the following 23-man squad for the World Cup in Germany.

Goalkeepers....
Mark Schwarzer, Zeljko Kalac, Ante Covic.
Defenders....
Michael Beauchamp, Craig Moore, Lucas Neill,
Tony Popovic, Mark Milligan.
Midfielders.....
Marco Bresciano, Tim Cahill, Scott Chipperfield,
Jason Culina , Brett Emerton , Vince Grella, Stan Lazaridis, Josip Skoko, Mile Sterjovski,
Luke Wilkshire.
Strikers....
John Aloisi , Harry Kewell , Archie Thompson,
Mark Viduka, Josh Kennedy.