Awer Mabil is proud to represent Australia as one of team's refugees playing in the World Cup

Awer Mabil’s face quickly turned to pure joy. Mabil looked into the audience during his media conference after training Tuesday and discovered a familiar face in David Basheer, the longtime commentator on Australia's SBS network who had just offered a question days ahead of the Socceroos’ World Cup matchup against the United States on Friday in Seattle. “I grew up watching you,” Mabil said, so taken aback that he asked Basheer to repeat himself.