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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Eden Gillespie

Women’s World Cup odyssey: seven people from two families head to 14 matches in three cities hoping to see Matildas glory

Football fans in Brisbane ahead of the Matildas World Cup game against Nigeria. From left: Simone Forde, her daughter Rosie and son Jem, along with Todd and Sarah and their daughters Matilda and Lucy
‘If there’s any World Cup to win, this would be the one’ … at left, Simone Forde, her daughter Rosie and son Jem, with Todd and Sarah and their daughters Matilda and Lucy in Brisbane. Photograph: Dan Peled/The Guardian

Rosie Sullivan was aged nine when she watched her first Matildas game in a half-empty stadium in Parramatta in 2013.

Striker Lisa De Vanna secured a nail-biting 2-1 victory against China, but the thrilling match failed to attract many headlines.

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