00:02Awur Mabil was happy to be back on home soil, but he's clearly unimpressed with the ongoing
00:08monoculture debate sparked by One Nation.
00:11If anybody's trying to divide that, then they're probably not Australian themselves in a sense,
00:16respectfully.
00:17Pauline Hanson first sparked debate during a press club speech last month.
00:21We cannot be a multicultural society, but we must be monocultural.
00:27Then a week later made this comment during the World Cup.
00:31The Socceroos, in fact, represent my vision of a monocultural Australia.
00:39Mabil responding passionately when asked about the suggestion Australia wasn't a multicultural
00:45society.
00:46It's just all bullshit.
00:47When somebody tries to divide people based on certain things, because you don't pick
00:54where you're born, you don't pick the colour of your skin.
00:57One Nation said in a statement that monoculture is unifying and welcoming, not divisive or
01:03exclusionary.
01:04It says it didn't politicise the Socceroos, it only responded to the politicisation others
01:10started.
01:11Also back in Australia, first game hero, Nestri Irinkunda.
01:15In the next few years, we're just going to get better, and I hope that for everyone and
01:19for the country as well.
01:20The players remain united behind their coach, despite some controversial calls, including
01:25taking off keeper Patrick Beach for the fateful penalty shootout with Egypt.
01:30As players we respect him and respect his decisions and that's that.
01:34The Socceroos next play in September.
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