Soccer Football - World Cup - Group C - Denmark vs Australia - Samara Arena, Samara, Russia - June 21, 2018 Denmark's Pione Sisto in action with Australia's Josh Risdon and Trent Sainsbury REUTERS/David Gray
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) - In an Australia team that has knocked up a trove of frequent flyer points to get to Russia, defender Josh Risdon knows a thing or two about taking the long road to fulfil his dream of playing at a World Cup.
Born and raised in Bunbury, a coastal town in Western Australia, Risdon and his parents clocked up some 1,700 kilometres (1,056 miles) a week driving to and from the remote state capital Perth to play in junior representative teams.
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