Mark Schwarzer
Made his debut for Australia on July 31, 1993, against Canada, aged 20. Currently playing for Middlesbrough, Schwarzer has won 37 caps for Australia (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: October 6, 1972
Height: 1.94m (6ft 4in)
Fact: One of the highest points of Schwarzer's career to date was when he saved a penalty in the last minute of the final game of the 2004-2005 Premiership season, earning Middlesbrough a place in the UEFA Cup.

Zeljko Kalac
Made his debut for Australia on August 11, 1992, against Malaysia, aged 19. Currently playing for AC Milan, Thwaite has won 50 caps for Australia (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: December 16, 1972
Height: 2.02m (6ft 7in)
Fact: Kalac spent the 1995-1996 season at Leicester City but only made three appearances for the side; two seasons later he was refused a work permit for Portsmouth FC.

Ante Covic
Made his debut for Australia on February 22, 2006, against Bahrain, aged 30. Currently playing for Swedish side Hammarby, Covic has won 1 cap for Australia (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: July 13, 1975
Height: 1.93m (6ft 4in)
Fact: Before moving to Sweden in 2002, Covic played in Greece (for PAOK Salonika and AO Kavala) and Croatia (Dinamo Zagreb).

Defenders

Craig Moore
Made his debut for Australia on June 21, 1995, against Ghana, aged 19. Currently playing for Newcastle United, Moore has won 32 caps for Australia and has scored 2 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: December 12, 1975
Height: 1.86m (6ft 2in)
Fact: Moore graduated from the Australian Institute of Sport before moving to Europe and joining Glasgow Rangers in 1993.

Lucas Neill
Made his debut for Australia on October 9, 1996, against Saudi Arabia, aged 18. Currently playing for Blackburn Rovers, Neill has won 22 caps for Australia and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: March 9, 1978
Height: 1.85m (6ft 2in)
Fact: Neill began his English footballing career at Millwall in 1995, and was joined at the club two years later by fellow Socceroo Tim Cahill.

Tony Popovic
Made his debut for Australia on September 22, 1994, against Malaysia, aged 21. Currently playing for Crystal Palace, Popovic has won 56 caps for Australia and has scored 8 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: July 4, 1973
Height: 1.94m (6ft 4in)
Fact: Before joining current club Crystal Palace in 2001, Popovic spent four seasons with Japanese side Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Michael Beauchamp
Made his debut for Australia in February 2006, against Bahrain, aged 24. Currently playing for Australian side Central Coast, Beauchamp has won 1 cap for Australia and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: March 8, 1981
Height: 1.92m (6ft 3in)
Fact: One of only a handful of Australia-based players in the squad, central defender Beauchamp had trials with German side FC Nurenberg in March 2006.

Mark Milligan
Currently playing for Sydney FC. Milligan is yet to make his full international debut, but has regularly played for Australia's U20 side.
Date of birth: August 4, 1985
Height: 1.78m (5ft 10in)
Fact: Milligan played for Australia's U20 side at the FIFA World Youth Championships in 2003 and 2005.