MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has recalled strikers Tim Cahill and Tomi Juric in a preliminary 30-man squad for this month's crunch World Cup qualifiers against Iraq and United Arab Emirates. Australia travel to Tehran to take on Iraq on March 23 before a quick turnaround to play the UAE in Sydney on March 28. Perth Glory defender Rhys Williams, a member of Postecoglou's first Socceroos squad in Nov. 2013, returns after three injury-plagued years. The squad, featuring seven uncapped players, will be trimmed to 23 next week to give players a final chance to press their claims at club level this weekend. "With the Asian leagues and some countries in Europe only just starting (their seasons) I wanted to have another look," Postecoglou said in a media release.

Source: thestar March 07, 2017 23:26 UTC