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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Martin Farrer

‘A magnificent win’: Australia’s World Cup victory sparks wild celebrations back home

Australia’s historic World Cup win over Denmark sparked wild celebrations across the country in the early hours of the morning as the team progressed to the knockout stages of the finals for only the second time.

Thousands of fans had gathered in Melbourne’s Federation Square to watch the match in the middle of the night and erupted in ecstasy when Mathew Leckie scored to put them into the lead after an hour.

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