Once believing injuries would never let him reach a fourth World Cup, Mathew Leckie looms as Socceroos coach Tony Popovic's Swiss Army Knife: reliably doing any job, anywhere with brutal efficiency.
A lot had gone wrong for Leckie since his heroics at the Qatar World Cup in 2022, largely due to problematic hamstrings.
Before facing Mexico on Saturday, Melbourne City star Leckie last played for Australia against Palestine back in June 2024 and had never featured under Popovic.