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Tue, March 31, 2026 at 12:09 PM UTC
Nestory Irankunda in a green Australia kit with his right arm raised pointing to the sky as he celebrates scoring against Curacao

Nestory Irankunda joined Watford from Bayern Munich in 2025

Watford forward Nestory Irankunda scored twice as Australia beat Curacao 5-1 in their friendly in Melbourne on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old was introduced as a 67th-minute substitute by Socceroos boss Tony Popovic as the home side recovered from conceding an equaliser early in the second-half to run out comfortable winners.

Irankunda scored his double in the space of four minutes having also featured as a substitute in Australia’s 1-0 win over Cameroon in Sydney last Friday.

He is set to be part of the Australia World Cup squad for this summer’s tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico and will now return to England for Watford’s trip to QPR in the Championship on Friday (15:00 BST).

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