Australia's record international goalscorer Tim Cahill has ended his Socceroos career, just after appearing in a fourth consecutive World Cup.
Cahill came off the bench against Peru last month in Russia, 12 years since he made history as the first Australian player to score at the tournament.
No words can describe what it has meant to represent my country.
Tim Cahill
He scored 50 goals overall in 107 appearances for the Socceroos.
The former Everton player, now 38, announced on Twitter that he was calling time on his international career.
"No words can describe what it has meant to represent my country," he wrote. "Massive thank you to everyone for the support throughout all my years wearing the Australian badge."
Cahill wrote his name in the record books at the 2006 World Cup when he scored a double against Japan. He also scored at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, and was on target during Australia's successful Asian Cup campaign on home soil in 2015.
The veteran helped the Socceroos qualify for the Russia tournament when he scored twice in their play-off against Syria that helped them come from 1-0 down and earn a final two-legged tie against Honduras.
Cahill has yet to confirm whether he will continue playing at club level. He most recently played for Millwall, returning to his first professional club following a stint in the A-League with Melbourne City.
The striker netted 56 goals in 226 matches in the Premier League for Everton, including five in Merseyside derbies - a record for an Everton player in post-war games against Liverpool.
He's also scored against 28 different nations throughout his international career and registered five of Australia's 13 goals at the World Cup.
Meanwhile, Cahill's former side Melbourne City are 9/2 to win the 2019 A-League Grand Final, while they are 15/4 to win the minor premiership.
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Australia's record international goalscorer Tim Cahill has ended his Socceroos career, just after appearing in a fourth consecutive World Cup.
Cahill came off the bench against Peru last month in Russia, 12 years since he made history as the first Australian player to score at the tournament.
No words can describe what it has meant to represent my country.
Tim Cahill
He scored 50 goals overall in 107 appearances for the Socceroos.
The former Everton player, now 38, announced on Twitter that he was calling time on his international career.
"No words can describe what it has meant to represent my country," he wrote. "Massive thank you to everyone for the support throughout all my years wearing the Australian badge."
Cahill wrote his name in the record books at the 2006 World Cup when he scored a double against Japan. He also scored at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, and was on target during Australia's successful Asian Cup campaign on home soil in 2015.
The veteran helped the Socceroos qualify for the Russia tournament when he scored twice in their play-off against Syria that helped them come from 1-0 down and earn a final two-legged tie against Honduras.
Cahill has yet to confirm whether he will continue playing at club level. He most recently played for Millwall, returning to his first professional club following a stint in the A-League with Melbourne City.
The striker netted 56 goals in 226 matches in the Premier League for Everton, including five in Merseyside derbies - a record for an Everton player in post-war games against Liverpool.
He's also scored against 28 different nations throughout his international career and registered five of Australia's 13 goals at the World Cup.
Meanwhile, Cahill's former side Melbourne City are 9/2 to win the 2019 A-League Grand Final, while they are 15/4 to win the minor premiership.
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Source: bet365.com