‘Special talent’: Popovic hails history-making Herrington as Socceroos book last-32 spot
Their opponent is not yet known, but will be whoever finishes second in a wide-open Group G featuring Iran, Egypt, Belgium or New Zealand.Loading“It’s a special day; we’ve seen already how many big nations have not gone through,” Popovic said. “I’d like to think that we dominated the game in a crucial World Cup qualifier with a very young squad in the third match, when everything’s on the line, and the players showed composure, patience, quality, and resilience.“We’ll now go to Dallas and try and do something special. We were very good today.AdvertisementHerrington, the 18-year-old centre-half, was among Australia’s best in the key Group D clash.
- ▪Their opponent is not yet known, but will be whoever finishes second in a wide-open Group G featuring Iran, Egypt, Belgium or New Zealand.Loading“It’s a special day; we’ve seen already how many big nations have not gone through,” Popovic sa
- ▪“I’d like to think that we dominated the game in a crucial World Cup qualifier with a very young squad in the third match, when everything’s on the line, and the players showed composure, patience, quality, and resilience.“We’ll now go to D
- ▪We were very good today.AdvertisementHerrington, the 18-year-old centre-half, was among Australia’s best in the key Group D clash.
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