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June 13, 2004 Australia U-19 National Team looking forward to Thailand   Australia National Coach Adrian Santrac is excited with the team's grouping.   "It's a fantastic group - we're delighted," said Santrac. "Canada, the number one CONCACAF team, will be formidable, Europe's number two side will also be very, very tough, and Thailand will be playing at home. All three groups are very, very tough. With the twelve teams broken up this way, they're all very hard. We're based in Bangkok - we don't have to move at all, and all the finals are in Bangkok too. It's a positive thing, and now we need to get our preparations right. I'm happy with the overall program - the order (of matches) is not that critical here." . The Australia U-19 squad finished fifth in the 2002 FIFA U-19 World Championship in Canada, losing to Brazil 4-3 in extra time.