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Australia commit to international fixtures in Queensland

16:22 BST, Tue 16 Sep 2008
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Australia's Bruce Djite (L) fights for the ball with Netherlands' Joris Mathijsen during their friendly soccer match in Eindhoven September 6, 2008.  REUTERS/Michael Kooren (NETHERLANDS)

Sept 16 (Reuters) - Australia's national soccer team will play at least one home international match in Queensland for each of the next five years, Football Australia and the Queensland state government said on Tuesday.

Brisbane's Lang Park will host four of the five matches, which will include three World Cup qualifiers, two of which will be for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil, a 2011 Asian Cup qualifier and an international friendly match.

The first match of the planned five will be the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Qatar on Oct. 15.

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