Refugee who quit Bayern to create Aussie World Cup dream
14-06-2026 09:41 via sports.yahoo.com

Refugee who quit Bayern to create Aussie World Cup dream

Nestory Irankunda may have wrote his name into Australia football history books but he was a player already creating his own remarkable story.The 20-year-old Watford forward became the youngest scorer in the World Cup for the Socceroos when he netted their opener in a 2-0 win over Turkey in Vancouver."It is unreal and a dream come true," Irankunda said shortly after full-time. But it is just the latest step on an incredible journey for the once refugee who just a year ago was learning from Harry
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