Group D
🇦🇺Australia
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Iraq head coach Graham Arnold: ‘We’re capable of doing something that will shock the world’
Australian has had to contend with war, 50C heat and playoffs to steer country to a first World Cup in 40 yearsTwenty-eight months, 21 games, four rounds, a 117th-minute penalty and a playoff. A coach stuck in Dubai…
- The Guardian18h ago
Young Socceroos offer something new and tantalising: the hope of an adventure like in 2006
Irankunda and co have not yet earned golden generation status but they can revive Australia’s World Cup aspirationsThere always was a familiar feeling to this youthful squad of Socceroos. That sense of deja vu. That you…
- BBC Sport1d ago
Refugee who quit Bayern to create Aussie World Cup dream
Nestory Irankunda was born as a refugee in Tanzania before becoming Australian record breaker with goal in victory over Turkey.
- BBC Sport1d ago
Clinical Australia upset Turkey in World Cup opener
Watch highlights as Australia beat Turkey in their opening match, with 20-year-old Nestory Irankunda becoming the Socceroos's youngest ever World Cup goalscorer.
- The Guardian1d ago
Socceroos stun Turkey as Australia’s youngsters shine in opening World Cup win
Australia’s next generation delivered one of their best World Cup victories, upsetting Turkey 2-0 in Vancouver to start their campaign in styleNestory Irankunda ran to the corner flag like Tim Cahill, punching and…