Caitlin Foord, Steph Catley and Kyra Cooney-Cross will hope this week to become the first Australians to be crowned soccer world champions as Arsenal contest the inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup.
The new competition, which features the winners of the six continental club championships, reaches a climax in London with European Champions League winners Arsenal entering at the semi-final stage.
The Gunners face African champions AS FAR, the team of the Moroccan military, at Brentford on Wednesday (0500 Thursday AEST).