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Andrew Redmayne

Australia

Position
Club
Age
Goalkeeper
Sydney FC
33
Caps
Goals
Rating
Group16QFSFF

The Socceroos' third-choice keeper danced his way into Australian sporting folklore when he was brought off the bench ahead of his side’s penalty shootout against Peru in the intercontinental playoff; Redmayne’s goalline antics before saving Alex Valera’s crucial spot-kick booked the team’s place in Qatar. Not bad for a bloke that had considered giving football away to become a barista at one stage...