Australia look to World Cup hero Cahill, again


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Millwall vs Cardiff City - The Den, London, Britain - February 9, 2018 Millwall's Tim Cahill warms up Action Images/Tony O'Brien

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - His best years may be well behind him and queries abound over his match fitness, but Tim Cahill will again be called on to conjure up some World Cup magic for Australia at the finals in Russia.

The 38-year-old was named in Bert Van Marwijk's preliminary 32-man squad and woe betide the Dutchman if he dares exclude the nation's most prolific goal-scorer from the final roster.

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