Burundian by origin. Born in a Tanzanian refugee camp. Then move to Australia and the World Cup goal. A story for the ages, by all means. | Football News

A day after this profile was published in Good Weekend, 20-year-old Nestory Irankunda announced himself to the planet, scoring a breathtaking goal in the World Cup that has…

Nestory Irankunda can kick a ball so freakishly hard that he has even broken a soccer net. Meet the Socceroos’ wildcard weapon.

Former refugees Nestory Irankunda and Mohamed Touré will be aiming to make their mark for the Socceroos at the World Cup.

Nestory Irankunda, 20, scored Australia's first 2026 World Cup goal in the 27th minute against Turkiye, becoming the youngest Socceroo to score at a World

Nestory Irankunda starred as Australia defeated Türkiye 2-0 in Group D of FIFA World Cup 2026, becoming the youngest Socceroos player to score at a World Cup.

Birthed in a refugee camp in Tanzania in 2006, to Burundian parents who had fled their homeland due to civil war, it was not an auspicious, nor very Aussie, opening chapter.

Burundian by origin. Born in a Tanzanian refugee camp. Then move to Australia and the World Cup goal. A story for the ages, by all means. | Football News

De 20 años y jugador del Watford inglés, debutó en la Copa del Mundo y celebró con puñetazos al aire, como un histórico de los Socceroos

Nestory Irankunda became Australia's youngest-ever FIFA World Cup goalscorer as the Socceroos produced one of the early shocks of the FIFA 2026 World Cup