As the modern-day Australia players streamed across the Al Janoub pitch in celebration, as Waltzing Matilda formed a soundtrack probably rarely heard in the city of Al Wakrah,
Tim Cahill was in the plush seats. A Qatari ambassador, the only Australian to score in three World Cups has a status as their greatest player on their stage. He was a talisman of what, by unanimous agreement, was their finest team. The class of 2006 got out of a group and held the eventual winners Italy until a contentious injury-time penalty eliminated them.
