Australia coach Pim Verbeek has selected his final 23-man squad for the World Cup finals in South Africa.
Verbeek announced that Rhys Williams, Shane Lowry, Tommy Oar, James Holland and goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic missed out on the final squad, though Galekovic will continue to train with the squad as a back-up to the other three 'keepers in case of injury in the lead-up to the tournament.
The Dutch coach added that the 21-year-old Williams would have been a certain member of his squad had it not been for a pelvic injury. The young defender played through the pain barrier throughout the season, but isn't fit enough to play at the World Cup.
Australia will have to deal with Germany, Ghana and Serbia if they are to survive the group stage of the 2010 World Cup. They start the tournament with a match against Germany on June 13.
Goalkeepers: Mark Schwarzer (Fulham), Adam Federici (Reading), Brad Jones (Middlesbrough)
Defenders: Lucas Neill (Galatasaray), Craig Moore (unattached), Scott Chipperfield (Basel), David Carney (Twente Enschede), Luke Wilkshire (Dynamo Moscow), Mark Milligan (JEF United), Michael Beauchamp (Al-Jazira)
Midfielders: Tim Cahill (Everton), Mark Bresciano (Palermo) Vince Grella (Blackburn Rovers), Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers), Jason Culina (Gold Coast), Harry Kewell (Galatasaray), Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar), Carl Valeri (Sassuolo), Mile Jedinak (Antalyaspor), Richard Garcia (Hull City), Dario Vidosic (Nuremberg).
Forwards: Josh Kennedy (Nagoya), Nikita Rukavytsya (Twente Enschede)
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