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Anna Harrington

Ice in the veins: Jedinak passes on penalty expertise

Should the Socceroos' World Cup fate come down to the agony of a penalty shootout against Egypt, the players know they have the perfect man in their corner.

Assistant coach and former Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak famously had ice in his veins from the spot and never missed a penalty from 16 attempts for club and country.

Jedinak scored three penalties at the World Cup - against the Netherlands in 2014 and France and Denmark in 2018 - and also buried seven decisive spot kicks in qualifying and one during Australia's 2015 Asian Cup triumph.

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