It helped me a lot, and that's why I've got a lot of friends, because of football and futsal," he says.The 22-year-old came to Australia almost two years ago."The Taliban were in Afghanistan, so we decided to go to Pakistan, and we came from Pakistan," he says.He made the journey with his mother, two brothers and his sister She was born a year later.The 20-year-old connected with Reclink's FIFA Foundation program and has become a leader among the group."It makes me feel like I can make a difference in those people's lives," she says.When they're not on the pitch themselves, the participants have their eyes on football's most coveted prize: the World Cup.Ahmad says his favourite team is Australia."I'm here, and I'm going to support them," Ahmad says.He also follows Afghanistan's national team, but it didn't qualify for the tournament."The other team would be Argentina," he says, acknowledging Lionel Messi, who this week made history as the World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer.Ahmad sees Australia as a land of opportunity and says watching former refugees, such as Nestory Irankunda, Awer Mabil and Mohamed Touré, line up for the Socceroos is proof that new arrivals can dream big."It depends on your goal … you can do whatever you want, you can be whatever you want."