Cahill announces retirement from Socceroos

• Australia's Tim Cahill retires from international football
• Cahill is the Socceroos' all-time leading goalscorer (50)
• First Australian to play in four World Cups
  

Australia's unsurpassed driving goalscorer and the primary player in the nation's history to participate in four FIFA World Cups™ Tim Cahill has declared his retirement from global football.

Cahill composed the accompanying on his official Twitter account: "The present the day that I'm formally hanging up my boots on my global profession with the Socceroos. No words can depict what it has intended to speak to my nation. Gigantic thank you to everybody for the help all through the entirety of my years wearing the Australian identification."

Cahill showed up for his nation, which is the second most in Australia's history behind goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer (109). His first top was on 30 March 2004 coming full circle with his appearance in Australia's 2-0 vanquish by Peru at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

He is Australia's unsurpassed driving goalscorer with 50, and to show the heritage he deserts, the following best goalscorer in the nation's history completed with 29 in Damian Mori.

Cant thank everybody enough for the astounding messages and tributes sent to me today. Family, companions and the fans, it implies alot to me.

One thing I'll unquestionably miss is scoring for my nation in the defining moments in front a home swarm in Australia.


Cahill will everlastingly be an Australian World Cup legend. He turned into the principal Socceroo to score at the World Cup finals, when he helped Australia fight against eminent loss to overcome Japan 3-1 at Germany 2006.

He scored objectives in three successive World Cups (2006, 2010 and 2014). Known for his ethereal capacity and noteworthy vertical jump, it is his dazzling volley, in any case, from the 2014 World Cup that will live longest in world football's memory.

The Football Federation of Australia (FFA) Chairman Steven Lowy AM talked about Cahill's commitment to the amusement on the FA's legitimate site: "Tim Cahill is a football incredible in Australia. As a player and as a man he has enormously affected the amusement. Tim's exhibitions on and off the pitch and his accomplishments at FIFA World Cups and AFC Asian Cups have enlivened millions over the globe, yet it is in Australia, where Tim is an easily recognized name, that his impact is generally significant. He has our absolute best wishes for whatever new difficulties he goes up against. We would like to keep on working with Tim to advance football in Australia."