Western Sydney Wanderers striker Tomi Juric has been ruled out of the Socceroos’ clashes with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar after sustaining a groin injury.
Juric suffered the injury leading into the Wanderers’ AFC Champions League semi final and Socceroos Head Coach Ange Postecoglou decided against taking the striker to Abu Dhabi and Doha for the matches.
“Tomi’s picked up an injury and I thought it better that he stay in Australia to receive treatment with his club to ensure he recovers as soon as possible,” Postecoglou said. “It is important he gets back on the field to give him the best opportunity to be fit and in form for the Asian Cup.”
Juric has been replaced by fellow striker Robbie Kruse.
“We will bring Robbie Kruse into the squad,” Postecoglou said. “He’s been coming along really well at Bayer Leverkusen and it will be good to get him into the squad and get him involved in the games against UAE and Qatar.”
The Socceroos will start assembling in Abu Dhabi on Sunday ahead of the first match against UAE on 10 October.
The 23-man Socceroos squad is:
|
NAME |
CLUB, COUNTRY |
A-International Caps (goals) |
|
Aziz BEHICH |
Bursaspor, TURKEY |
5 (2) |
|
Mark BRESCIANO |
Al Gharafa, QATAR |
79 (13) |
|
Joshua BRILLANTE |
ACF Fiorentina, ITALY |
3 (0) |
|
Tim CAHILL |
New York Red Bulls, USA |
73 (35) |
|
Jason DAVIDSON |
West Bromwich Albion F.C., ENGLAND |
12 (0) |
|
Adam FEDERICI (gk) |
Reading FC, ENGLAND |
8 (0) |
|
Ivan FRANJIC |
FK Torpedo Moskva, RUSSIA |
10 (0) |
|
Chris HERD |
Bolton Wanderers FC, ENGLAND |
2 (0) |
|
James HOLLAND |
FK Austria Vienna, AUSTRIA |
14 (0) |
|
Bernie IBINI-ISEI |
Sydney FC, AUSTRALIA |
– |
|
Mile JEDINAK |
Crystal Palace FC, ENGLAND |
49 (6) |
|
Robbie KRUSE |
TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, GERMANY |
29 (3) |
|
Mitchell LANGERAK (gk) |
B.V. Borussia 09 Dortmund, GERMANY |
4 (0) |
|
Mathew LECKIE |
FC Ingolstadt 04, GERMANY |
13 (1) |
|
Massimo LUONGO |
Swindon Town FC, ENGLAND |
3 (0) |
|
Mark MILLIGAN |
Melbourne Victory FC, AUSTRALIA |
32 (2) |
|
Tommy OAR |
FC Utrecht, NETHERLANDS |
19 (1) |
|
Mat RYAN (gk) |
Club Brugge KV, BELGIUM |
11 (0) |
|
Trent SAINSBURY |
P.E.C. Zwolle, NETHERLANDS |
2 (0) |
|
Brad SMITH |
Swindon Town FC, ENGLAND |
2 (0) |
|
Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY |
Western Sydney Wanderers FC, AUSTRALIA |
3 (0) |
|
James TROISI |
S.V. Zulte Waregem, BELGIUM |
13 (1) |
|
Alex WILKINSON |
Jeonbuk Hyundai FC, KOREA REPUBLIC |
8 (0) |
MATCH DETAILS
UAE v Australia
10 October 2014
Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Kick-Off 6.30pm (1.30am AEDT October 11)
Qatar v Australia
14 October 2014
Lekhwiya Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Kick-Off 7.30pm (3.30am AEDT October 15)
Both matches will be broadcast LIVE and exclusive on FOX SPORTS.
