It was just a four-minute cameo at the end of the frustrating loss to England - but Mohamed Toure's emotional debut might just have been the quiet launchpad for a lad who's going to score for the Socceroos for years to come.
Craig Goodwin certainly believes so. Toure's old friend from his Adelaide United days watched his 19-year-old teammate take his bow at Wembley and couldn't have been happier for the lad, nor more sure that his amazing journey had a long way to run.
"Oh, I was buzzing. I could see his face, he was so excited when the boss called his name. He's someone with massive potential, someone, in my opinion, who could be the Socceroos striker for the next 10 years," said Goodwin.