TIM CAHILL is hoping for a ‘dream come true’ in Zurich today, to help ease the memory of last weekend’s nightmare drubbing by West Bromwich Albion.

While England’s World Cup bid team anxiously await today’s decision on the venue for the 2018 tournament, the Everton star is in Switzerland lobbying frantically for Australia to land the 2022 tournament.

The Blues midfielder, one of the few players to emerge with any credit from last weekend’s drubbing, is a part of Australia’s official delegation.

Australia are battling with the USA, Qatar, Japan and South Korea for the right to land the 2022 World Cup and Cahill said: “I admit there would be tears of emotion.

“It’s always been so close and yet so far away.

“After working so hard as a footballer on and off the pitch it would be a dream come true, but most of all it would make the dreams of kids in Australia come true.

“Australia speaks for itself.

“It’s a beautiful country with a lot of different cultures, a place where the World Cup has never been held.

“We have held some of the biggest events on the planet like the Olympics and the Rugby World Cup and to share Australia with the world would be pretty special.”

Cahill was the first player to score a World Cup goal for his country in Germany in 2006. And he believes his experience at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa showed the benefits hosting the event could have.

“South Africa was a fantastic experience that opened my eyes to different cultures,” Cahill added.

“The magic of football is it brings everyone together, but to share Australia with the world would be pretty special.”

West Brom midfielder Gonzalo Jara, meanwhile, will escape any punishment by the FA for his challenge on Leighton Baines which eventually led to Mikel Arteta’s red card on Saturday.

Video replays appeared to show the Chilean full-back lead with his elbow in attempt to win an aerial duel with the Everton defender.

But Lancashire Referee Lee Mason waved play on to the disbelief of the pole-axed defender’s team mates.

That challenge led to a series of rash tackles, resulting in the sending off of Mikel Arteta, who stamped on Jara after he slid in on the Spaniard.

But an FA spokesman confirmed they will not be investigating the incident retrospectively, because Lee Mason saw the incident on the pitch and decided not to act.

Last night’s FA Youth Cup tie between Everton and Wolves, meanwhile, was postponed because of a frozen Halton Stadium pitch.

USA star Landon Donovan has also spoken again about the possibility of returning to Everton on-loan in January but says that the chances of a return are no higher than 50-50.

“I want to go back – how could I not after last time?” he said.

“But I have to be responsible to my body. It is 50-50 at the moment.”