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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Australian goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne dances Socceroos into World Cup finals

Australia's Andrew Redmayne celebrates after saving a penalty during the shootout
Australia's Andrew Redmayne celebrates after saving a penalty during the shootout against Peru that qualified the Socceroos for the 2022 World Cup. Photograph: Mohammed Dabbous/Reuters

Andrew Redmayne said he was “no hero” but the internet thought differently after the goalkeeper’s wobbly limbed antics gave the Socceroos a famous penalty shootout win – and launched a thousand memes.

The Australia goalkeeper channelled his inner octopus on the goalline in Tuesday’s win-or-bust World Cup qualifying play-off against Peru before making the decisive save to send the Socceroos to their fifth straight World Cup.

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