Bridget Exner got a Steph Catley tattoo. Rana Hussain’s daughter is alternating between wearing her hair like Matildas’ striker Sam Kerr (low ponytail, middle part) and her sports hijab like Moroccan defender Nouhaila Benzina. At Maddy Hoffman’s house in Western Australia, Dorothy, or Doe, is too little to fit into the official merchandise. Naturally, she wears a handmade Matildas onesie instead.
All around Australia, World Cup fever has taken hold.