Sunderland defender Bailey Wright has helped his Australia team-mates secure their spot at this years winter World Cup thanks to a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Peru.
The importance of this however will be felt no end, as the Black Cats recent promotion back to the Championship means the 29-year-old will be able to fully focus on the Socceroos hopeful progression throughout the tournament.
With it now confirmed that England's top two tiers will pause on the same weekend as the Premier League for the World Cup group stage, Sunderland would have been presented with a very different problem should they have not progressed to the second flight this season.
