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Australia will play Serbia in an international friendly on June 7 in Melbourne, this time with much less on the line that their last meeting at the 2010 World Cup.
Australia beat Serbia 2-1 in a Group D match at Nelspruit, South Africa when a 2-2 draw would have sent the European side through to the second round. Serbia beat Germany 1-0 but lost 1-0 to Ghana.
Australia was beaten 4-0 by Germany and drew 1-1 with Ghana, also failing to get past the opening stage.
Serbia is No. 16 in the current FIFA world rankings and Australia 20th.
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Australia coach Holger Osieck said Thursday he was pleased to be playing against a team of the caliber of Serbia in the leadup to the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
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