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Plenty of promise for Australia despite last-32 World Cup exit
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Plenty of promise for Australia despite last-32 World Cup exit
MIAMI, July 4 : Australia will feel their departure from the World Cup was premature after Friday's heart-wrenching penalty shootout loss to Egypt, but head home with hopes of a promising future with all the young talent that emerged during the tournament. The last of the nine teams from the Asian confederation to go out in a highly disappointing tournament for the world's most populous continent, Australia started with a bang in Vancouver but ended with something of a whimper in the Dallas shootout. Their 2-0 win over Turkey in their tournament opener suggested that they had finally happened upon a fix to their long-standing Achilles' heel - the lack of goals in the team.A clinical finish from 20-year-old Nestory Irankunda and a long-range strike from midfielder Connor Metcalfe, 26, had A
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