Niamh Owens
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Sam, it was such a special moment.
We had been written off by so many countries around the world in the lead up to this World Cup.
Even the Turkiye captain himself said in the lead up, we are a technically better side, we're more gifted, we will win this game.
And I think he probably had every right to make that statement in the lead up.
You look at the leagues that these Turkiye players are playing in around the world, you look at the value, the money that they are being paid on the transfer market to play in those leagues.
and it completely usurps this Socceroos squad.
There's some remarkable stats that have come out in the aftermath.
And look, we're guessing a little bit with some of these.
I don't know exactly what Artagula is paid.
He's the 21-year-old who plays for Turkey.
He plays for Real Madrid.
that he is worth more than the entire Socceroos squad.
One player, our 26-man squad.
And some of the players within that squad, Sam, that got their start, we're talking Patrick Beach.
This was his third cap for Australia.