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Kyah Simon given chance to state 2023 World Cup claim with place in Matildas training squad

Kyah Simon has been named in a 29-woman provisional Matildas squad ahead of the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Kyah Simon has been named in a 29-woman provisional Matildas squad ahead of the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Kyah Simon has been handed a chance to make a late bid for inclusion in the Matildas’ World Cup squad after being invited to a 29-woman training camp in the run-in to the tournament.

The striker, who has been in a race against time to regain fitness after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in October, was on Monday named by coach Tony Gustvasson in a provisional group that will assemble on the Gold Coast for an intensive camp before the final 23-player squad is revealed.

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