Interaksi langsung mengubah pemain menjadi idola baru bagi penggemar muda. "Then they come to a game, hopefully they see us win," tuturnya.

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Atmosfer stadion akan meriah berkat kelompok suporter The Port. "They just sing, cheer, bring atmosphere and colour for the entirety of the game," puji Becker.

Ia berkelakar soal nyanyian keras kelompok pendukung yang kurang ramah untuk radio. "I think the best in the league," katanya sambil tertawa.

Becker mengonfirmasi beberapa lirik lagu mengandung bahasa sensor. "Yeah, but I can't say it live on radio because some of the language is…" akunya.

Gaya bernyanyi mereka digambarkan seperti pelaut. "Unfortunately for the port, they do… some of their songs are like the sailors," cetusnya.

Momentum Piala Dunia 2026

Momentum final ini dinilai tepat karena dunia menyambut Piala Dunia FIFA 2026. "It's a really exciting moment for football," kata Becker.

Meski demikian, Auckland FC tetap waspada terhadap reputasi Sydney FC. "Sydney are a great team," aku Becker.

Pengalaman pelatih diharapkan menjadi penentu.

"He knows what to do in a grand final, so he's bringing a lot of a cool head," jelasnya.

Acara pembuka dimulai sejak gerbang stadion dibuka pukul 18.30 waktu setempat.

"It's going to have that kind of proper old school football feel about it tonight," ungkap Becker.

Panitia menyiapkan musik langsung dan pertunjukan cahaya sebelum kick-off. "I'm really excited, I can't wait," pungkasnya.

Skuad Sydney FC

Di kubu lawan, Patrick Kisnorbo membawa kekuatan penuh. Al Hassan Toure kembali setelah pulih dari cedera hamstring, bersama Corey Hollman.

Komposisi skuad Sydney FC: Gus Hoefsloot, Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Corey Hollman, Piero Quispe, Wataru Kamijo, Victor Campuzano, Joe Lolley, Harrison Devenish-Meares, Pat Wood, Joel King, Ben Garuccio, Tiago Quintal, Rhyan Grant, Paul Okon Jnr, Al-Hassan Toure, Rhys Youlley, Alexandar Popovic, Akol Akon, Ahmet Arslan, dan Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.

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Kick-off final dijadwalkan pukul 20.10 waktu setempat di Auckland.