How the Matildas' Cup of Nations win over Spain was built on connection, community, and shoes

Australia's win over Spain was a game years in the making, both on and off the field. (Getty Images: Matt King)

In the end, it was the shoes that gave it away.

While they both paced up and down the same sideline of the Western Sydney Stadium pitch, each pointing and roaring and flailing about like creatures trapped inside invisible cages, there was one noticeable difference between the two head coaches of Spain and Australia during their Cup of Nations clash in Parramatta.