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#2 Tim Cahill (Australia)

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Tim Cahill has scored in three different World Cups

Australia were one of the last few teams to announce their squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and when they finally did, one name stood out. Their prized forward - Tim Cahill. The man of the corner-flag-punching-goal-celebration fame.

The Australian's exploits in the Premier League in an Everton shirt are legendary. But in spite of leaving English shores in 2012, Cahill was still banging in goals in the American MLS followed by the Chinese Super League and Australian A-League.

Although 2006 was Australia's second ever participation at a World Cup (they qualified way back in 1974), Cahill made history when he became the first Australian to score a World Cup goal. They could have gone far that year had they not been "robbed" by Italy in the Round of 16.

2010 and 2014 saw Australia knocked out in the group stages but Cahill still got on the scoresheet wherever possible. One of the highlights of the 2014 World Cup was his goal against The Netherlands - a left-footed volley that crashed into the underside of the bar before going in.

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