Hearts star Cammy Devlin is living his childhood dream after being included in Graham Arnold's Australia squad for the World Cup - even if he knows he will have to quickly adapt to life at international football's elite level.
The Tynecastle favourite only has one previous cap, which he earned during a 2-0 friendly win over New Zealand just seven weeks ago, but caught the eye of the Socceroos boss for his impressive displays for the Jambos in the Scottish Premiership. And with Devlin now set to take on tournament holders France, Tunisia and Denmark in Qatar, the 24-year-old believes these encounters will be completely different to what he is used to but reckons Arnold will have a game plan in place to give them the best chance of a favourable result.
Devlin said: "I think you have no choice but to adapt. Our first game is coming up quickly against France. If they are on their game – and they usually are – it is going to be very hard. It will be a completely different type of game than I’m used to, not only in Europe but with Hearts in the Scottish league. We always have a good game plan as a national team. I’m sure it will be tough, but it will be a great experience. If we can get a result against them it would be massive.”
