Meet the 23 players carrying the hopes of Australia. 😤 A few of them are among the best players in the world. 🔥 9WWOS
The Matildas veteran made her debut way back in 2005 and has been a mainstay in Australian colours more or less ever since.
Luik has never played in a World Cup and in fact retired from international football shortly after the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 before being coaxed back to be part of the Asian Cup squad in 2022. The dynamic winger is a nightmare for defenders and has become a key cog in the front third, creating goal scoring opportunities for the likes of Sam Kerr with her ability to go past opponents and deliver crosses.The 25-year-old plies her trade for Everton in England and is a relative newcomer in the national team.
Now considered among the world's best attacking players, 28-year-old Foord has scored 29 goals in her 109 appearances for the Matildas and will be a key to the host nation's chances of doing something extraordinary.With 128 caps under her belt, the 29-year-old has been a mainstay in the Matildas' engine room since making her debut as a teenager in 2010.
Now 25 and playing her club football for Rosengård in Sweden, Micah has struggled for first team minutes recently, a fact that is likely to count against her.The midfielder sent a scare through the Matildas after copping a knock in the send-off game against France, forcing her from the field just six days out from the start of the World Cup.
Hunt has played just five games for the national team, but they've been five games of the highest quality and she now looks to be the first picked from a list of quality centre backs.
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