St Mirren star Keanu Baccus play first World Cup Match 

Keanu Kole Baccus is an Australian professional soccer player

The talented midfielder became the club's first ever player to feature at a World Cup

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren and the Australia national team

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Born in South Africa, he made his full international debut for Australia in September 2022.

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the 24-year-old’s childhood dream of playing for the Socceroos at a World Cup had spectacularly come true.

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Baccus qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as part of the Australia under-23 team

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