Kewell, Bresciano, Grella out for Qatar clash
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Harry Kewell will miss the Qatar qualifier with a groin injury. (Getty Images: Brendon Thorne)
Key Socceroos Harry Kewell, Mark Bresciano and Vincenzo Grella have been ruled out of Australia's World Cup qualifier against Qatar in Brisbane on October 15, due to injury.
Kewell has been unable to recover from a groin strain suffered whilst playing for his new Turkish side Galatasaray.
The 30-year-old was left on the sidelines in the Turkish giant's most recent fixture, indicating he would not be fit to make the trip home.
Bresciano limped out of Serie A side Palermo's win over Juventus at the weekend while Grella will remain with English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers to recover from a calf injury.
But the Socceroos have regained some experience with the naming of Craig Moore in Pim Verbeek's 28-man squad while Lucas Neill will line-up along with Tim Cahill, Mark Schwarzer, Brett Emerton, Scott Chipperfield, Jason Culina, Luke Wilkshire, Josh Kennedy and Scott McDonald.
Stuart Musialik has a chance to make his senior international debut, selected after his last minute heroics for Sydney FC against Queensland on Saturday.
The Adelaide United quartet of Eugene Galekovic, Robert Cornthwaite, Scott Jamieson and Paul Reid will join the Socceroos squad in Brisbane on Thursday after their Asian Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday night.
Shannon Cole, Ante Covic, Matt Simon and Alex Wilkinson have been omitted.
