Paraguay looms Friday with Australia on the brink of the last 16

Paraguay on Friday, and the group is in your hands

Your team stunned Turkey 2–0 in the Group D opener. Now Paraguay. The match is set for June 26 (1). Beat Paraguay and Australia are through.

Tony Popovic called this squad "special" after the Turkey result, and it is hard to argue. Nestory Irankunda became the youngest Australian to score at a World Cup. Connor Metcalfe got the other. Turkey had 78% possession and 30 shots. Your team walked off with three points.

No squad news yet on the Paraguay approach. Recovery will be the focus, the Turkey shift was immense, and the turnaround is tight.

Irvine with a line on the mouth-covering rule

Jackson Irvine did not hold back on FIFA's new red card rule for players covering their mouths while speaking. "If you're saying something to someone that you don't want to be seen, I think it's safe to say it shouldn't be said."

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The Irvine quote lit up Reddit, where fans praised the midfielder for cutting straight to the point. Across the World Cup subreddit, a thread on one-sided rivalries sparked plenty of debate, with several users pointing to Mexico's fixation on Argentina as a classic case of a rivalry that only really burns on one side.

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