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Perez replaces Australia pip Hungary Lanzini in Argentina World Cup squad in final WC warm-up Reuters | Buenos Aires rgentina have called up Australia face tournament favourites France in their opener ARiver Plate midfielder Enzo Perez as a last-minute AFP | Budapest, Hungary replacement for the injured Manuel Lanzini, the Argentine n injury-time own-goal Football Association said on gifted Australia an up- Saturday. Alifting send-off for the The 32-year-old, a former World Cup in Russia with a final Valencia and Benfica player, warm-up 2-1 win over Hungary made three appearances in the Saturday. World Cup in Brazil four years Young talent ago and has 23 caps, the last of had fired the Socceroos into a which he won last year. Enzo Perez 74th minute lead but a late Trent “I just found out that I am Sainsbury own-goal looked like going to travel and it’s a dream granting the hosts a deserved come true,” Perez, who was on in because of a team mate’s draw until Hungarian defender holiday in Argentina, told the injury but I am going to make Tamas Kadar returned the fa- TyC Sports channel. every effort to ensure things vour deep into added time. “Unfortunately I am called turn out right.” Australia, set to make their fifth World Cup appearance in Russia four years after failing to get out of the group stage at PLAYER OF THE DAY Brazil 2014, face tournament fa- vourites France in their opener on June 16 in Kazan. Coach ’s men also face Peru and Den - Hungary’s Tamas Kadar in action with Australia’s mark in Group C. The Dutchman named an unchanged team from the side stitute Hull’s had that routed the Czech Republic an effort tipped over by Hungar- 4-0 in Prague last Friday but ian goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi. Australia failed to produce the But as the game moved to - same energy in the Hungarian ward a draw the promising capital Budapest. DON’T MISS IT Arzani made a dramatic en - Indeed it was limited but trance, scoring his first goal for spirited Hungary who had the the Socceroos moments after better chances for most of the coming on the field. Cutting in- game. With Apoel winger Ro- Estonia 1 v Morocco 3 side from the right the 19-year- land Sallai causing problems Serbia 5 v Bolivia 1 old City striker sent down the left, Hoffenheim strik- a dipping shot from outside the 4 days to go…… er Adam Szalai forced a point box that substitute goalkeeper blank save from tance, while A-League-based Denes Dibusz let slip under his Sainsbury turned an Attila Fiola Luka Modric 10 minutes before the break. defender did well body. cross past into his own net. Described recently by Andriy Shevchenko as “one of the best Two minutes later Laszlo to clear a Tamas Kadar header Two minutes from the end the But a carbon copy deflection midfielders ever”, Modric is certainly among the world’s fin- Kleinheisler clipped the top of off the line with the last action hosts looked to have a salvaged by Kadar at the other end in the est right now. Croatia will be relying on this three-time UEFA crossbar with a volley from dis- of the half. After the restart, sub- a draw when Australian captain 92nd minute. Champions League winner to pull the strings at Russia 2018.

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