Blackburn Rovers midfielder Brett Emerton has been included in a provisional Australia squad for the Asian Cup qualifier against Qatar in Melbourne on February 6.
Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek named a full-strength squad of 39 players yesterday, but he will trim that number to 18 on February 4 - just two days before the fixture is due to take place.
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