THE players who were involved in the World Cup will be slowly reintroduced to match action.

Captain Ryan Nelsen and midfielder Brett Emerton have linked up with the rest of the squad Down Under in Sydney, but like Lars Jacobsen and Vince Grella, neither are expected to start against Rangers this Sunday in the 2010 Sydney Festival of Football.

All four players could feature at some point, but that would likely be as second half substitutes.

Of the 25-man squad here in Sydney, Chris Samba (knee), Niko Kalinic (thigh) and Martin Olsson (knee) are doubtful for Rovers' opening match of the tournament, but Jason Roberts has recovered from a knock picked up in training.

The squad in full:

Keith Andrews
Jason Brown
Mark Bunn
Pascal Chimbonda
El-Hadji Diouf
David Dunn
Brett Emerton
Gael Givet
Vince Grella
Grant Hanley
Junior Hoilett
Lars Jacobsen
Phil Jones
Nikola Kalinic
Amine Linganzi
Josh Morris
Ryan Nelsen
Steven Nzonzi
Martin Olsson
Morten Gamst Pedersen
Maceo Rigters
Jason Roberts
Paul Robinson
Michel Salgado
Chris Samba

Rovers fans in Australia will get the opportunity to purchase official Rovers merchandise as a selection of items will be available from the Superstore at the Sydney Football Stadium. It is hoped that opportunity to watch the team train will also be confirmed in due course.

Tickets are on sale for the tournament with prices starting from AU$29. See www.ticketek.com.au for further details.