No Australian team has ever won a soccer world cup, but that could change this month. The ParaMatildas are about to kick off the cerebral palsy world cup in Spain as the top ranked team.
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00:00In 2022, the Paramatildas were mere moments from World Cup glory, losing to the USA in
00:07extra time.
00:08Now, on the eve of the second ever IFCPF Women's World Cup, the team wants to avenge that heartbreak.
00:14I think that that has really fuelled our fire and our motivation to take out that number
00:20one spot.
00:21So my expectation that the girls will come in absolutely firing.
00:25The expectations are high for us this time around.
00:28We're really keen to win the whole thing.
00:31The Paramatildas are Australia's national football team for women with cerebral palsy,
00:35acquired brain injury and symptoms of stroke.
00:37All-time top scorer Bykoff has been integral to the team's success.
00:42It's been really cool being able to play para football and really test my body and really
00:48test my skills and my talent.
00:52Since the 2022 World Cup, the Matildas effect, as well as the continued growth of para sport,
00:57has seen the emergence of a new generation of young stars.
01:00One of them is 16-year-old Anne-Marie De Oriate, who is in line to make her major tournament
01:05debut.
01:06I think everyone feels a little nervous, but yeah, I maybe get some nerves just being the
01:10youngest one out there, maybe not being as experienced, maybe.
01:16The Paramatildas' tilted football history begins on Friday morning, when they take on
01:20Japan in Sulu.
01:21Paramatildas!