Lebanon v Olyroos

Olyroos away to Lebanon tomorrow. It's a crucial game with Iraq and Australia vying for the crucial top spot.

Coach Graham Arnold will be hoping for a win from Australia, in Beirut tomorrow.

Press release from FFA follows:

The Qantas Under 23s will tomorrow (Thursday morning Aust time) meet Lebanon in Beirut in the team’s latest match in the final stage of qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Australia currently sit equal first with Asian champions Iraq at the top of the group table with three matches remaining. Regardless of the result tomorrow, the match on November 17 at Bluetongue Stadium in Gosford against Iraq will be crucial.


The 20-man squad for the match against Lebanon on October 17 is:

Nigel Boogaard (Central Coast Mariners), Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory), Mark Bridge (Newcastle Jets), Nathan Burns (Adelaide United), Adam Casey (Sydney FC), Billy Celeski (Perth Glory), Bruce Djite (Adelaide United), Adrian Leijer (Fulham, England), Trent McClenahan (Hereford United, England), David Micevski (Perth Glory), Mark Milligan (Sydney FC), Stuart Musialik (Newcastle Jets), Kristian Sarkies (Adelaide United), Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Perth Glory), James Troisi (Newcastle United), Tando Velaphi (Perth Glory), Danny Vukovic (Central Coast Mariners), Nick Ward (QPR, England), David Williams (Brondby, Denmark), Ruben Zadkovich (Sydney FC)


Australia have been drawn against Iraq, DPR (North) Korea and Lebanon with only the group winner to qualify. Australia have already progressed past Chinese Taipei in the preliminary stage of qualifying and finished ahead of Iran and Jordan to qualify alongside Saudi Arabia for the third stage.

Fixtures:-
Iraq v Australia 0-0
Wednesday 22 Aug, 7pm local
Al Rayyan Stadium, Doha, Qatar

Australia v DPR Korea 1-0
Saturday 8 Sept, kick-off 7pm AEST
EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

Australia v Lebanon 3-0
Wednesday 12 Sept, kick-off 7pm AEST
Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford

Lebanon v Australia
Wednesday 17 Oct, 6pm local time
Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut

Australia v Iraq
Saturday 17 Nov, kick-off 7pm AEDST
Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford

DPR Korea v Australia
Wednesday 21 Nov, 3pm local time
Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang