It’s the first time Australia has won their opening group stage match since 2006. 20-year-old Nestory Irankunda became the country’s youngest World Cup goalscorer. While coach Tony Popovic became the first Australian to play and coach at a World Cup. SBS World News reporter, John Baldock, is in Vancouver, among the celebrations with Australian supporters.
Meanwhile, there are celebrations across New York, after the Knicks broke a 53-year trophy drought in the NBA.
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