Mark Bridge added to Socceroos squad

Mark Bridge today passed a fitness test and has been added to the Socceroos squad to play Singapore at their National Stadium on Saturday 22 March.

Mark Bridge today passed a fitness test and has been added to the Socceroos squad to play Singapore at their National Stadium on Saturday 22 March.

The goal scoring hero for Newcastle in the 2008 Hyundai A-League Grand Final missed the recent Qantas under 23s match against Mexico in San Francisco after suffering a hamstring injury when he clinched the Premiership for the Jets with a second half strike.

Bridge recently signed with Sydney FC for the next Hyundai A-League season.

The match against Singapore will be shown live and exclusive on FOX SPORTS and is a vital warm-up ahead of a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against China to be played four days later..

FOXTEL are the presenting partner of Australia's World Cup qualification journey.

MATCH DETAILS

International Match Singapore v Australia Saturday 22 March 2008 National Stadium, Singapore

Tickets for the match can only be purchased at the Admin & Finance Division of the FAS offices at Jalan Besar Stadium from 10 March. For more information contact the FAS office on 0011 65 6293 1477

Socceroos SQUAD TO PLAY SINGAPORE

Nigel Boogaard (Central Coast Mariners), Mark Bridge (Sydney FC), Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory), Nathan Burns (Adelaide United), Billy Celeski (Melbourne Victory), Ante Covic (Newcastle Jets), Bruce Djite (Adelaide United), Tarek Elrich (Newcastle Jets), Adam Griffiths (Newcastle Jets), James Holland (Newcastle Jets), Mile Jedinak (Central Coast Mariners), Jade North (Newcastle Jets), Nikita Rukavytsya (Perth Glory), Archie Thompson (Melbourne Victory), Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Perth Glory), Tando Velaphi (Perth Glory), Ruben Zadkovich (TBC), Michael Zullo (Queensland Roar)