⚽️ The Incredible Diversity In The Socceroos Team

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
We're talking about the soccer ruse and of course we
were always going to be invested in our team at
the World Cup. And yet the two nil we win
against Turkey, that unexpected winners just fired everyone up. As
we said earlier, there's America who we're playing next, going,
what chance do you have? Well, show you, says me
from here, I'll show you through that team. You know
we you and I are both pretty much big bandwagon.

(00:23):
Of course, of course we are. But they jump on
and off.

Speaker 2 (00:26):
But really that's the Australian way.

Speaker 1 (00:28):
Well, what's extraordinary is about the changing face of the
Australian soccer ruse. And I've loved how they have embraced
their multiculturalism. So they have released a massive a message
celebrating Australian multiculturalism ahead of the FIFA World Cup campaign.
Here they are all saying where they're from.

Speaker 2 (00:46):
I was born in Kalkoma refugee camp in Kenya. My
parents are Sasso Denis.

Speaker 3 (00:51):
I was born in Brisbane, Australia. My family migrated from Cyprus.

Speaker 2 (00:55):
I was born in Canberra, Australia. I was born in Italy,
raised in Perth. I was born in Ghee and I
came to Australia with my family as a refugee. I
was born in Sydney, Australia.

Speaker 1 (01:08):
I was born in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
Our family immigrated from Scotland to Western Australia. I fled
my birthplace kenin Croatia as an eighteen month old baby.
I lived as a refugee in Serbia until we moved
at the age of six to Sydney.

Speaker 3 (01:25):
No matter where you come from, football as for everyone.

Speaker 2 (01:29):
The soccers aren't just a team. We are a reflection
of modern Australia. Our diversity is our strength.

Speaker 1 (01:36):
Oh goose bumps, right, how did you see nestari Iaron Kunda?
He was absolutely incredible. His parents are Burundi refugees. He
was the youngest ever goal scorer that Australia has had
in the World Cup and here he was interviewed after
that moment.

Speaker 2 (01:50):
Born in the Tanzanian refugee camp. You've come to Australia
the youngest ever World Cup goalscorer for Australia. How does
that feel made?

Speaker 3 (01:58):
No, it feels amazing, amazing. You know you got to
thank the staff, you gotta thank the nation. You know
they all have the belief in me to do so well,
and you know, I felt like today getting that goal,
you know, it was amazing. Yeah, it's just a great feeling.

Speaker 2 (02:12):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (02:12):
Nestary Irakunda, beautiful name, Very satisfying to say so. Just
to recap here is the squad Eighteen players with direct
immigrant or refugee heritages of a fifteen different ethnic backgrounds represented.
Four players born in or raised in refugee camps, three
players born outside Australia. So I saw this amazing thing

(02:32):
that was written. If you're voting for one nation, you're
not allowed to cheer on the socceros practice what you
preach because under those policies, half of that team would
have been deported. So that's food for thought.