Nestory Irankunda believes Australia have much more to offer at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Completesports.com reports.
The Socceroos kicked off their campaign on a winning note, defeating Turkey 2-0 in their Group D opener on Sunday.
Irankunda opened the scoring with a superb strike and was one of Australia’s standout performers as they secured all three points in the keenly contested encounter.
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“We knew what we were going to do and we know what we can do. That wasn’t our best performance, but we played to our limits, played as much as we could,”Irankunda told FIFA.com.
“We defended with our lives, we attacked with our lives. In the end, the result’s there, we scored some goals and we’re super excited.
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“For the people that doubted us, there’s still plenty more to come.”
Irankunda Happy To Score On Debut
Irankunda was also thrilled to mark his FIFA World Cup debut with a goal, describing the achievement as a special moment in his career.
“It feels amazing, scoring on my debut at the World Cup,” Irankunda stated.
“It was just the second time that we’ve won our opening game and we’re so proud and we hope everybody back home is very proud as well.
“In terms of the [individual records], honestly I don’t think about any of that stuff. I just try to play my best when it comes to playing with the national team and that’s what I did today.
“I gave it my all. Obviously, my legs gave up in the end, but that’s what I love to do, give my all for the country that gave me everything.”
By Adeboye Amosu
