Cammy Devlin has described his World Cup experience in Qatar so far as “unreal.”
But the Hearts midfielder insists he’s not just there for the ride. He desperate to make his mark on football’s biggest stage rather than watch his Australia teammates from the sidelines as they take on world champions France, Tunisia and Denmark in Group D.
It’s many of Graham Arnold’s squad’s first taste of football at this level. To help them understand what they’re in for, Tim Cahill has joined his staff as head of delegation. He addressed the Socceroos squad in their team hotel this morning, drawing on his own experiences of Germany 2006 and Brazil 2014. Devlin then had a one-to-one chat with the former Everton favourite after training, and he’s trying to soak up everything he can from a fellow midfielder who did it at the highest level in England and for his country.
