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Australia's greatest player Cahill should start for Socceroos at World Cup - Lazaridis

The former Socceroos wide man has called on his country's coach to not overlook the legendary attacker again and use him in their upcoming game

Tim Cahill is still the best option to start up front for Australia at the World Cup, according to his former Socceroos team-mate Stan Lazaridis.

Cahill is Australia's highest-capped outfield player with 106 appearances and his country's all-time leading goalscorer with 50 goals, but he was an unused substitute as the Socceroos lost 2-1 to France in their opening World Cup group game in Russia.

Australia next face Denmark in Samara on Thursday and Lazaridis is hoping coach Bert van Marwijk will call on the 38-year-old Cahill from the start.