In the round of 16 of the World Cup, Australia lost to Argentina by a score of 1-2 and regretted to say goodbye to this year's tournament. Nevertheless, the overall performance of the team was not bad. The debut of the new star Garangouo even made history. At only 18 years and 79 days old, he became the youngest player to play in the knockout stage of the World Cup in the past 64 years since Pele, the Brazilian king of 1958, and his future is full of unlimited possibilities.
Garangouo only made his debut for the Australian national team in September this year, and is well on his way to being included in the World Cup squad. The young striker became Australia's youngest ever World Cup player and the ninth youngest player to appear in the tournament's history when he came on as a substitute in the opening match against France.
In the next two group matches, Garangouo did not get a chance to play. It wasn't until the 72nd minute of the Round of 16 match that the youngster was given the chance to play again, replacing Mafilecki, once again setting a new record for the youngest player to play in a World Cup knockout match in the last 64 years, second only to Pele, who was 17 years and 249 days old at the time.
Despite being on the pitch for just five minutes, Garangouo was able to help Australia to 1-2 in that short space of time, and he came close to completing his hat-trick, but unfortunately a last-minute shot failed to break through as he had hoped.
Galanguo, from South Sudan, followed his parents and family to Australia as a refugee since he was a child. He has shown extraordinary soccer talent since childhood and has been targeted by the English Premier League's "new money" Newcastle, and in mid-September, the two sides reached an agreement that Garangoo will officially join Newcastle in January next year when the transfer market reopens, and fans will have the opportunity to see him on the English Premier League field.
