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Jackson Irvine wants Australia to reward fans who got up early to watch the World Cup play-off match against Peru and inspire the next generation of football with a win. The one-off clash for Qatar's final berth kicks off Monday at 9 pm in Doha, meaning fans in Australia will have to get up at 4 am on Tuesday to watch the match on-screen at 4 am EST. Australia and Irving are no strangers to the play-off routes, having reached the 2018 World Cup in Russia after being knocked out on two legs against Syria and Honduras. Owen went scoreless in the first leg of the play-offs against Honduras and with a decisive 3-1 win on the return leg in Sydney, Australia sealed a fourth consecutive World Cup in front of an ecstatic crowd of 77,000 participants. Olympic Stadium. “A lot of the guys here today are part of it, so we have to take it to the players who aren't there,” said Germany-based Owen. "Every little bit of the past can help us grow and contribute to what we're going to do next week."


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