And he’s with the Network 10 commentary team admiring his goal, and the one he scored against Lebanon a few months back, and confirming neither compare in his mind to the one he scored against France in Australia’s opening 2022 World Cup match.

“We did really well even in the first half,” he says. “China were very, very compact. We maybe forced it a little bit … we talked about that at half-time and we showed big character to respond in the way we did.”

And on life under Popovic, who has apparently removed all lollies from the change room as part of his characteristically stringent dietary requirements.

“It’s different messaging, different style of play,” Goodwin says. “New dietitian, and getting back to the elite standards that we have to hold … that we know we can hit.”