Town central defender Cameron Burgess will be hoping to win his first full Australia cap overnight when his side take on Mexico in a friendly in Dallas (KO 3am).

The 27-year-old, born in Scotland but raised in Perth, Western Australia, is with the senior squad for the first time having previously won Socceroos caps at U23 and U20 levels as well playing for the Scots’ U18s and U19s.

“It’s a huge honour and obviously a very big moment for me and my family, so I can’t wait to get started,” Burgess told the club site earlier in the week.

“My phone blew up a little bit after the news of the call-up came out, so it was a great feeling. 

“It’s something I’m going enjoy and soak up as much as I can. I’ve been in Dallas for a couple of football tournaments before so it will be nice to go back there again. But it’s a big game for Australia and it’s something I hope I can be a part of.”

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bobble added 01:56 - Sep 10 go aussies....
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LegendofthePhoenix added 07:09 - Sep 10 Cam played the full match. Aussies apparently defended very well, but gave away two soft goals - one was a seemingly harsh penalty given against Cam for a shoulder to shoulder challenge. Australia manager Arnold said of Cam's debut: "I thought he did very well. His first international and the first time he has ever played alongside Harry Souttar or any of the other boys. I thought he fitted in very well. Overall I was very happy with the performance, but also, we can improve."

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bobble added 08:24 - Sep 10 2-2 not a bad result for an away game for australia, should have won though
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