Watford's Irankunda scores twice in Australia win
Watford forward Nestory Irankunda scores his first international brace as Australia beat Curacao in a friendly
Nestory Irankunda joined Watford from Bayern Munich in 2025 [PA Media] 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). [BBC]