Weight lifted off Kyah Simon after Matildas forward wins World Cup fitness race

Gruelling rehab from ACL injury ends with place in final squadSimon likely to be used as impact player off Australia’s bench

For the last eight months Kyah Simon has been on an emotional rollercoaster. Some days she was a “moody wreck”, others she was on top of the world with the small wins in her rehab after sustaining a ruptured ACL when playing for Tottenham last year.

The experienced striker has been in a race against time to recover for the Women’s World Cup ever since. But that race was won on Monday, when Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson included the 111-cap veteran striker in the 23-woman squad for the tournament on home soil.

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