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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Simon McCarthy

'It's a love language': Pride and pain as Australia falls to Egypt in World Cup penalty shootout

It was a sea of green and gold in the pre-dawn darkness. Standing room only, not an empty seat in the house. Diehards all.

Alex Madikian lived just around the corner. He had rolled out of bed before 4am and walked to the Happy Wombat where he and his band of devotees have booked the piano for every game.

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