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George Clarke

The teen wonder who's bolting into Socceroos contention

Teenage defender Lucas Herrington is making a big case to be the Socceroos' bolter at the World Cup. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Towering teenager Lucas Herrington has strengthened his case to be the Socceroos' World Cup bolter after winning the admiration of coach Tony Popovic for smoothly stepping into the senior Australian set-up. 

The 18-year-old defender made an assured and composed start to his international career in a scrappy 1-0 win over Cameroon in Sydney on Friday. 

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