SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -Australia on Wednesday named Everton midfielder Tim Cahill and Galatasaray forward Harry Kewell to an extended national squad for the World Cup qualifier against Qatar in Brisbane on Oct. 15.
Cahill returns after a seven-month international absence with a foot injury, Football Federation Australia said in a statement. Cahill is currently serving a three-match suspension in the English Premier League.
Former Glasgow Rangers captain Craig Moore, a key part of Australia's 2006 World Cup campaign in Germany, was named in the squad after coming out of international retirement.
Blackburn midfielder Vince Grella, Glasgow Celtic striker Scott McDonald and Nuremberg center back Matthew Spiranovic, who missed the previous qualifier against Uzbekistan because of injury, return to the squad coached by Dutchman Pim Verbeek.
Eugene Galekovic, Robert Cornthwaite, Scott Jamieson and Paul Reid - all members of the Adelaide United squad that has qualified for the semifinals of the Asian Champions League - received their first Australia call-ups, as did young Sydney striker Shannon Cole.
Verbeek will reduce the size of the squad early next week, before the team's assembly in Brisbane on Oct. 7.
With the top two teams from the group to qualify automatically for the 2010 World Cup, Qatar is top of Group A with four points from two games, while Australia has three points from one game.
