AFL star turned Logie winner Tony Armstrong’s hilarious response to the Socceroos World Cup penalty shootout miracle is immortalized on a range of clothing
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Tony Armstrong’s iconic meltdown when he qualified Australia for the World Cup in a dramatic penalty shootout with Peru has been precipitated in Australian sports folklore – and now it’s immortalized on a range of clothing.
The AFL player turned ABC News Breakfast sports presenter was in Federation Square in Melbourne watching the nail-biting series of events as substitute goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne made history with a save to seal the country’s spot in the 2022 World Cup.
Tony Armstrong had a cheering meltdown in Melbourne’s Federation Square as he watched Australia qualify for the 2022 World Cup
Australian visual artist ‘Nordacious’ has now immortalized the moment with a line of T-shirts, stickers, beer coolers and aprons
Surrounded by supporters, Armstrong shouted: ‘We are through to the World Cup, yes!’ The TV host was then overrun by ecstatic Socceroos fans in a fantastic moment of live television.
In the midst of all the excitement, Armstrong lost his mother’s hand-knitted scarf as he ran into the crowd and one could be heard saying, “Not my scarf! That’s from my mother!’
Hours later, the popular presenter took to Twitter to assure followers that his mother’s scarf was safe and that he might have “lost the plot” during the live segment.
Australian visual artist ‘Nordacious’ has now immortalized the moment with a line of T-shirts, stickers, beer coolers and aprons.
On its website, Nordacious says the designs were made with Armstrong’s permission and that $5 from each sale will go to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
The designs seem popular with fans, with many taking to Twitter to express their interest in purchasing.
‘Brilliant colleague, it worked,’ said one user.
“I love Tony so much!” commented another.
In recent weeks, Armstrong has shared racist and abusive emails he received for speaking out against Gina Rinehart.
Replacement goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne made history with a winning save to secure the country’s spot at the 2022 World Cup
Armstrong supported the Diamonds players to oppose wearing the mining company Hancock Prospecting logo on their uniforms as part of a $15 million sponsorship deal.
He showed a message that was full of racist utterances including “ab**” and “bo***” and the author of the email called Armstrong “scum” and a “dog.”
Armstrong captioned the photo: ‘This sh** must stop’.