No hard feelings for Beach after controversial shootout substitution

[p]With the score locked at 1-1 in the round-of-32 ‌clash in Arlington, Texas, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/popovic-tony/ttgVDVCA/"]Popovic[/a] brought on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ryan-mathew/YBLvziIh/"]Mat Ryan[/a] ‌for the last few minutes of extra time but the ‌veteran stopper was unable to prevent [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/egypt/bejDn7NN/"]Egypt[/a] winning 4-2 ‌on penalties.[/p][p]Fans and football pundits condemned the late switch but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/beach-patrick/d6MmYtl5/"]Beach[/a] said he had not even discussed it with Popovic.[/p][p]"[b]There was no ‌need for a chat in regards to ⁠any of that,[/b]" Beach ‌told reporters at Melbourne airport on Monday after arriving home from ​the United States.[/p][p]"[b]He's the coach, he makes the call, and as players we respect him and respect ​his decisions.[/b]"[/p][p]Beach made a fine, reflex save to deny Egypt in second-half stoppage time and kept clean sheets against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/turkey/QeijuHo5/"]⁠Turkey[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/paraguay/YaNlqp6j/"]Paraguay[/a] to ​help the Socceroos reach the knockout phase.[/p][embed guid="4eee2af3-da4f-4465-b5fd-916e8362a796" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTy76NXzBYc" social-type="youtube" /][p]A local council in Melbourne renamed the city's St Kilda Beach to "Patrick Beach" for the duration of the World Cup in recognition of ‌his efforts.[/p][p]Beach said he would have been confident in his ability in the shootout against Egypt if he had been called upon.[/p][p]“I[b] always have confidence and trust in myself to do the job. Playing at a World Cup on a big stage like that in front of millions of fans around the world, it’s always a step up, but I’m very happy and proud of how I ‌performed,[/b]” said the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/melbourne-city/OKfoGJBe/"]Melbourne City[/a] goalkeeper.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/xSrf6qMM/"]Australia[/a] will now look ​towards the 2027 Asian Cup starting in January in ‌Saudi Arabia, and have a pair of home friendlies against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a] lined up for September.[/p][p]"[b]We’ll try to do something special there[/b],” Beach said of the Asian Cup.[/p][p]"[b]There’s a lot of talent in this group. A lot ⁠of hard work has ⁠been put into play, ‌and you’re seeing the results now.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="b00deb23-7539-42c9-a9a8-15d3ddb18866" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKC6lDbqKHk" social-type="youtube" /]