There is no chance of Mathew Ryan getting homesick at the World Cup -- the Australia goalkeeper has paid for 27 members of his family to come out to Russia and support him and the Socceroos.
"It is the first time other than my mother and my sister that I've paid for my family to come across and watch," Ryan said on Monday, ahead of Australia's crucial final group game in Russia against Peru.
"Obviously a World Cup doesn't come around every so often, so the chance to share something like this with them, it was a no-brainer.
"I asked my family members if they were interested, if they were able to come across, and half of them said yes, so half of them are still at home. It's a little better for the bank account I guess!"
"Fortunately the life I live now enables me to try to give back to them a little bit, and for me to share this experience with them is going to be something I'll remember for the rest of my life."
- Peru seek consolation win -
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