Socceroos teen Herrington hopes for Salah test in World Cup round of 32

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/egypt/bejDn7NN/"]Egypt[/a] captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/salah-mohamed/08FBycgB/"]Salah[/a] is a doubt for the round of ‌32 clash against the Socceroos after suffering a hamstring ‌strain during the 1-1 draw against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/iran/xrRx85iA/"]Iran[/a].[/p][p]Centre back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/herrington-lucas/4ApZ8wCi/"]Herrington[/a], however, ‌hopes the former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] stalwart will be fit to ‌line up in Arlington, Texas, on Friday.[/p][p][b]"It's nice to verse (compete against) players like that. Really, that's where you want to be, ‌that's who you want to verse," Herrington ⁠told reporters at the ‌Socceroos' training base in the San Francisco Bay Area.[/b][/p][p][b]"So to be ​given that opportunity, hopefully, it'll be special, and I can't wait."[/b][/p][embed guid="fd5dc5ee-b8e9-460a-b5cc-79825a6b4097" url="https://x.com/Socceroos/status/2071338192247394350" social-type="twitter" /][p]Herrington became the youngest Socceroo to start ​a match at the global tournament in a high-stakes group clash against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/paraguay/YaNlqp6j/"]Paraguay[/a].[/p][p]In only his fifth international, he barely ⁠put a foot wrong ​in the 0-0 draw against the South Americans, which ensured [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/xSrf6qMM/"]Australia[/a] would meet Egypt as the second-placed team in Group D rather than take on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/germany/ptQide1O/"]Germany[/a] as the third-ranked.[/p][p][b]"That ‌was the best moment of my life," said the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colorado-rapids/jmBZNRn8/"]Colorado Rapids[/a] player.[/b][/p][p][b]"I knew how important that game was, not just for us but for the whole country.[/b][/p][p][b]"So I was looking forward to it. Obviously, I'd dreamed of that moment since I was a kid, and I just really wanted to embrace it, enjoy it."[/b][/p][image alt="Australia - Egypt win probability" id="0008e878-fa28-4b08-a920-f4fc2ad9cf4b" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="580aa99d-a097-403d-9b19-9c0e3d42932d" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]There may be more golden moments for Herrington in the near future.[/p][p]Tony ‌Popovic's side will bid to become the first Australian men's team to ​win a World Cup knockout match.[/p][p]Herrington has also ‌been linked with a move to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a], a development that surprises none of his teammates.[/p][p]Midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/metcalfe-connor/zqXaHPUa/"]Connor Metcalfe[/a] said some players might be nervous about a teenager's decision-making when under pressure in defence.[/p][p][b]"Nothing really fazes him, he ⁠never looks nervous. I'm ⁠not nervous when he ‌has the ball," said Metcalfe.[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/australia-xSrf6qMM/egypt-bejDn7NN/?mid=Whg00tL7"]Follow the game with Flashscore.[/a][/p]