Andrew Redmayne has revealed the logic behind his goal line dancing, which helped Australia reach the 2022 FIFA World Cup. WWOS
, before Redmayne danced across and dived to his right to save Alex Valera's effort, and send Australia through.Redmayne said he watched "any of the penalties" that any of the Peruvian players had taken, and that it was set in stone that he'd dive to his right to save Valera's kick.
There was a lot more than just a spot in Qatar at stake, which Redmayne acknowledged - the future of the sport is tied to the interest held by the Australian public - and reaching World Cups does more to increase interest than anything else."It's a good shot in the arm for the game back home and I'm more than happy for our development and the prospect of investment that comes with it.
Craig Goodwin and Andrew Redmayne of Australia celebrate their victory after a penalty shoot out against Peru at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium. after a meek defeat to Japan in March"We copped so much flak - everyone kind of wrote us off - but I think that's the beauty of Graham Arnold," Redmayne said."We knew as a cohort, I think we were the only ones that really believed we could pull this off.
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