James Triosi selected for Qantas Socceroos Qualifier
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James Triosi celebrates a goal against NZ at Adelaide Oval. Photo by Joe Janko
South Australian James Triosi has been called up to the Qantas Socceroos 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier at ANZ Stadium against Oman tomorrow night – Tuesday 11 October 2011, Kick-Off 7.30pm AEDT.
Speaking at the official pre-match media conference today, Qantas Socceroos Head Coach Holger Osieck is expecting a tough encounter but will be preparing his team for victory.
“We can forget about whatever happened in the past, tomorrow is they game and we have to fully focus on that. That is what we are going to do.
“The qualification has not come to an end. All teams in our group still have the chance to go through.
“So that makes every game difficult because all teams will go for the three points. They try to get the utmost out of it and that is what I am expecting tomorrow as well.
“A victory is a victory, there is never an excuse for a victory and we go for that tomorrow,” concluded Osieck
Qantas Socceroos captain Lucas Neill is also expecting a tough game against Oman tomorrow, but believes that his team is up for the challenge.
“We know they’re very difficult, we know they can cause problems because of the pace that they have. With their speed they can break on the counter.
“We have to be playing to our potential, or as close to our potential as possible on the night, otherwise we could find ourselves in an embarrassing situation.  
“Are we ready? Of course we’re ready this is the reason we have come back to play this game.
“We had a good hit out on Friday night. Everybody has confidence, everybody wants to play and we have goal that is to qualify out of this group which means we have to win games,” concluded Neill.
Also present at the official pre-match media conference was the NSW Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris, who welcomed the Qantas Socceroos back to Sydney for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier against Oman and was presented with a personalised Qantas Socceroos jersey by Lucas Neill.
“The NSW Government through Destination NSW is proud to support Football Federation Australia and the Qantas Socceroos on the Road to Brazil 2014, ensuring the biggest and best football matches are played in our State.   
“As the world game, football is rightly a priority sport on the NSW Events Calendar, driving tourism, economic benefit and community pride across the State,” he said.  
Tomorrow’s match will be the Qantas Socceroos third match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers. The Qantas Socceroos are currently top Group D with wins over Thailand and Saudi Arabia.
It will also be the fourth meeting between the two nation’s with the Qantas Socceroos holding the advantage with two (2) wins and a draw.
Tickets for the match are on-sale from Ticketek (www.ticketek.com.au).
The 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier between the Qantas Socceroos and Oman is proudly supported by the NSW Government and Destination NSW
The match will be broadcast live and exclusive throughout Australia on FOX SPORTS 1 & 1HD with the pre-game show kick-off at 6:30pm AEDT.
 
QANTAS SOCCEROOS SQUAD
Player Name    Club, Country    A-International Appearances (goals)
Alex BROSQUE    Shimizu S-Pulse, JAPAN    8 (3)
Nathan COE (gk)    Sønderjysk Elitesport, DENMARK    3 (0)
Adam FEDERICI (gk)    Reading FC, ENGLAND    5 (0)
Brett HOLMAN    AZ Alkmaar, NETHERLANDS    50 (6)
Mile JEDINAK    Crystal Palace FC, ENGLAND    29 (2)
Josh KENNEDY    Nagoya Grampus, JAPAN    27 (14)
Neil KILKENNY    Bristol City FC, ENGLAND    12 (0)
Robbie KRUSE    Fortuna Dusseldorf, GERMANY    11 (2)
Matthew McKAY    Glasgow Rangers, SCOTLAND    20 (0)
Lucas NEILL    Al-Jazira Club, UAE    76 (0)
Sasa OGNENOVSKI    Seongham Ilwha Chunma, KOREA REPUBLIC    12 (1)
Adam SAROTA    FC Utrecht, NETHERLANDS    2 (0)
Matthew SPIRANOVIC    Urawa Red Diamonds, JAPAN    9 (0)
James TROISI    Kayserispor Kulubu, TURKEY    8 (1)
Carl VALERI    U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, ITALY    42 (1)
Luke WILKSHIRE    FK Dinamo Moscow, RUSSIA    63 (6)
Rhys WILLIAMS    Middlesbrough FC, ENGLAND    7 (0)
Michael ZULLO    FC Utrecht, NETHERLANDS    7 (0)
 
Upcoming Match Details
 
2014 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Third Round Match Day 3
Qantas Socceroos vs. Oman
Tuesday 11 October, 2011
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Kick Off: 7.30pm (AEDT)
Gates Open: 5.30pm
 
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Category B - $60 Adult, $30 Concession, $150 Family
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2014 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Third Round - Groups

Group A: China PR, Jordan, Iraq, Singapore
Group B: Korea Republic Kuwait, UAE, Lebanon
Group C: Japan, Uzbekistan, Syria, Korea DPR
Group D:  Australia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Thailand
Group E: Iran, Qatar, Bahrain, Indonesia
 
2014 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Third Round - Match Schedule
Group D:
Match Day    Kick-off - Date    Match    Venue
1    8:00pm - Friday 2 September,2011    Australia    2:1    Thailand    Suncorp Stadium
    7:00pm - Friday 2 September,2011    Oman    0:0    Saudi Arabia    AL Seeb Sports Stadium
2    8:30pm  - Tuesday 6 September,2011    Saudi Arabia    1:3    Australia    Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Stadium
    6:30pm  - Tuesday 6 September,2011    Thailand    3:0    Oman    Rajamangala Stadium
3    7:30pm - Tuesday 11 October, 2011    Australia    v    Oman    ANZ Stadium
    6:00pm - Tuesday 11 October, 2011    Thailand    v    Saudi Arabia    Rajamangala Stadium
4    Friday 11 November,2011    Oman    v    Australia    
    Friday 11 November,2011    Saudi Arabia    v    Thailand    
5    Tuesday 15 November,2011    Thailand    v    Australia    
    Tuesday 15 November,2011    Saudi Arabia    v    Oman    
6    Wednesday 29 February,2012    Australia    v    Saudi Arabia    
    Wednesday 29 February,2012    Oman    v    Thailand    

Note: Venues and Kick-off times to be confirmed. Fixtures are subject to change
Current FIFA Rankings (21 September 2011)
Australia –19th  
Oman – 106th
 
Head-to-Head: AUSTRALIA v Oman
 
Overall record: Played 3. Win - 2  Draw - 1 Loss - 0
 
Date    Home Team    Result    Away Team    Venue    Match
08/07/2007     Australia    1:1 (0:1)    Oman      Bangkok     AFC Asian Cup 2007
14/10/2009     Australia    1:0 (0:0)    Oman      Melbourne     AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qualifier
14/11/2009     Oman    1:2 (1:1)    Australia      Muscat     AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qualifier