'A footballer's dream': From humble beginnings to the world stage

Also the same as Musa — they have great mindsets and they want to do whatever they can do be the best version of themselves."It's motivational, they looked up to me when they were younger and now I'm looking up to them."The fraternal connection is also strong for fellow Adelaidean football prodigies Tete and Kusini Yengi.Newly minted Socceroo Tete Yengi sensationally scored his first goal for Australia on his debut during a friendly match against Switzerland last Sunday.Kusini Yengi told the ABC they both had the world stage in their sights from a young age."Me and my brother kind of always thought that we would end up here — we were pretty confident kids, we put in a lot of hard work and we kind of dedicated ourselves to achieving these goals," he said."I was not surprised at all The kids loved it."Kusini Yengi, who missed out on selection to the World Cup squad due to injury, said he was looking forward to watching his brother.Tete Yengi and Mo Touré are among five Adelaide players who have made it onto this year's World Cup squad for the Socceroos, alongside Nestory Irankunda, Awer Mabil and Paul Izzo.Adelaide United coach Airton Andrioli said it was an exceptional achievement that demonstrated the quality of Adelaide's development programs."We're very proud of the fact that we've got so many players in the Socceroos and participating in the World Cup now," Andrioli told the ABC."I'll be watching those games with a lot of expectations and wishing those boys do really well for our country."