Australia cuts three from preliminary roster

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05/25/2010 - Sydney, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nicky Carle, Scott McDonald and Jade North were cut from Australia's World Cup roster on Tuesday, when manager Pim Verbeek trimmed his preliminary squad from 31 to 28 players.

Middlesbrough's McDonald, who scored 65 goals in 126 matches for Celtic before joining the English club, was the most notable cut. McDonald has not scored in 16 matches for the Socceroos.

Australia beat New Zealand 2-1 in a friendly Monday, and plays Denmark on June 1 and the United States on June 5 in its final warmup games for the World Cup.

Australia opens the World Cup against Germany on June 13, and also plays Ghana and Serbia in Group D.

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"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."

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