Patrick Beach takes over as Australia's goalkeeper and stars in World Cup opener

For Australia’s opener against Turkey, the Socceroos’ presumed starting goalkeeper was Mathew Ryan, who entered this tournament as a veteran of three World Cups and the team's captain. Manager Tony Popovic instead turned to a 22-year-old keeper, who would be playing in just his third ever international match: Patrick Beach. “A couple of days ago, the boss and our keeper coach pulled me aside and told me that I’d be playing,” Beach said.