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Socceroos star Harry Kewell will not play against Japan in Wednesday night’s World Cup qualifier at the MCG because of fatigue.
Kewell had a heavy workload in the recent games against Qatar, where the Socceroos booked their place in South Africa, and last week’s win over Bahrain in Sydney.
Defender Chris Coyne has also been ruled out for the same reason.
“Both Harry and Chris played two tough games in a very short period of time,” Australia coach Pim Verbeek said.
“Besides Mark Schwarzer and Jason Culina, Harry and Chris were the only other two players to play (almost all) of the 180 minutes of the Qatar and Bahrain matches.
“Both players are disappointed that they are unable to play in the big match on Wednesday night, but physically it’s best if we don’t take any risks with them.”
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