The hype has been building for months and as the tournament arrives has hit a fever pitch. Finally, it is our time
At 6am on a Sunday morning in November 2022, hundreds of fans and families gathered in a park in Sydney’s inner west to watch a men’s World Cup football match between Australia and Argentina.
The site was awash with dogs, bleary eyed Sydneysiders clutching coffee cups and eager families hauling blankets. For dozens of young girls in the crowd, though, the Socceroos narrowly losing to Lionel Messi and co were merely a prelude to the main event, to take place months later.
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