POSTED: Tuesday September 1st 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Pim Verbeek makes changes to Qantas Socceroos squad for Korea Republic Match

Harry Kewell and others will not travel to Korea Republic

Qantas Socceroos Head Coach Pim Verbeek has made four changes to his squad for the upcoming international friendly match against the Korea Republic in Seoul on Saturday 5 September 2009.

 
Harry Kewell, David Carney, Luke Wilkshire and Danny Invincibile will now not join the Qantas Socceroos in Seoul.

 
“Harry (Kewell) played 30 minutes for Galatasaray last night and scored a goal when he came on as a substitute, but his ankle is not 100%.  As a result it is not worth the risk of bringing Harry to Korea for the match and it is better that he receives treatment instead,” said Verbeek from the Qantas Socceroos team hotel in Seoul today.

 
“Also, last week David Carney signed with a new club (FC Twente) in a new country (Netherlands) so it is more important that he settles into his new environment and start playing regular club football again.


“In terms of Luke Wilkshire, he has played plenty of football in the previous two months and unfortunately for Danny Invincibile, he picked up a back injury last week and it was not advisable for him to travel by plane for such a long time as part of his recovery process,” concluded Verbeek.


Saturday’s match at the Seoul World Cup Stadium will be the 23rd encounter between the Korea Republic and Australia, with the Qantas Socceroos holding the advantage of 9 wins to the Koreans 5, with 8 draws between them.


All Qantas Socceroos matches are broadcast live and exclusive on FOX SPORTS.

QANTAS SOCCEROOS SQUAD – Tuesday 1 September 2009


NAME SURNAME CLUB COUNTRY
   

A-International matches (goals)

Michael BEAUCHAMP Aalborg BK DENMARK 19 (1)

Mark BRESCIANO U.S. Citta di Palermo ITALY 50 (11)

Nick CARLE Crystal Palace FC ENGLAND 10 (0)

Ante COVIC IF Elfsborg SWEDEN 2 (0)

Jason CULINA Gold Coast United AUSTRALIA 41 (1)

Vincenzo GRELLA Blackburn Rovers ENGLAND 40 (0)

Brett HOLMAN AZ Alkmaar NETHERLANDS 26 (1)

Mile JEDINAK Antalyaspor Kulubu TURKEY 6 (0)
 
Josh KENNEDY Nagoya Grampus JAPAN 14 (6)

Patrick KISNORBO Leeds United FC ENGLAND 15 (0)

Scott McDONALD Celtic FC SCOTLAND 14 (0)

Mark MILLIGAN Shanghai Shenhua CHINA PR 7 (0)

Jade NORTH Incheon United FC KOREA REPUBLIC 27 (0)

Michael PETKOVIC Sivasspor TURKEY 6 (0)

Nikita RUKAVYTSYA FC Twente NETHERLANDS 1 (0)

Mark SCHWARZER Fulham FC ENGLAND 69 (0)

Matthew SPIRANOVIC FC Nurnberg GERMANY 3 (0)

Shane STEFANUTTO North Queensland Fury AUSTRALIA 2 (0)

Dario VIDOSIC FC Nurnberg GERMANY 1 (0)

Rhys WILLIAMS Middlesbrough FC ENGLAND 2 (0)

 

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Keywords · Pim Verbeek · Korea · FFA · Harry Kewell · David Carney · Luke Wilkshire · Danny Invincibile

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