Australia's star man's fitness is a doubt for the asian cup after he broke his metatarsal:
Australia hope Everton midfielder Tim Cahill will be fit to play in the Asian Cup.
Cahill broke a metatarsal bone during his club's 1-1 draw at Sheffield United on Saturday and will miss the remainder of the domestic season.
His injury has placed a question mark over his fitness for the Asian Cup, which is being co-hosted by four countries.
But Australia coach Graham Arnold is optimistic that there is sufficient time for Cahill to recover and feature in the tournament.
"I believe that he's got a similar injury to what Wayne Rooney had before the World Cup last year," said Arnold.
"It's probably an eight to 10-week injury, so if that's the case he'll probably miss the rest of the season for Everton.
"I've had contact with Timmy himself and he's trying to be quite positive about it all and says he'll be ready for the Asian Cup.
"But we've got a bit of time on our side for him to get ready."
Australia's first game in the competition is against Oman on 8th July and they will also face Iraq and Thailand in the group phase.
Australia hope Everton midfielder Tim Cahill will be fit to play in the Asian Cup.
Cahill broke a metatarsal bone during his club's 1-1 draw at Sheffield United on Saturday and will miss the remainder of the domestic season.
His injury has placed a question mark over his fitness for the Asian Cup, which is being co-hosted by four countries.
But Australia coach Graham Arnold is optimistic that there is sufficient time for Cahill to recover and feature in the tournament.
"I believe that he's got a similar injury to what Wayne Rooney had before the World Cup last year," said Arnold.
"It's probably an eight to 10-week injury, so if that's the case he'll probably miss the rest of the season for Everton.
"I've had contact with Timmy himself and he's trying to be quite positive about it all and says he'll be ready for the Asian Cup.
"But we've got a bit of time on our side for him to get ready."
Australia's first game in the competition is against Oman on 8th July and they will also face Iraq and Thailand in the group phase.