Vancouver | After his superb goal that stunned Australia’s critics and set up a lead the Socceroos never relinquished, Nestory Irankunda sprinted to the corner and boxed the flag in a tribute to Socceroo hero Tim Cahill’s iconic goal in 2006.
Irankunda was just a baby when Cahill scored the Socceroos’ first-ever World Cup goal against Japan, but in Vancouver on Saturday (Sunday AEST) the 20-year-old made his own history and marked the start of a new future for the Australian team.
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