Matildas' World Cup moment arrives
The Matildas' four-year 事業／計画（する） to attack the World Cup finally has 解除する-off on Sunday, when Sam Kerr leads Australia in their 開始 match against Italy.
And Australia's best World Cup performer, Lisa De Vanna believes it could be Australia's time.
"I honestly believe the 世代 we have, the golden 世代, we can 潜在的に 勝利，勝つ it," she said from Valenciennes, the 場所／位置 of Sunday's 開始 match.
This is the tournament that has been circled for Australia to leave a 示す.
While 2019 has so far been a year of tumult for the Matildas, it can still be one of 勝利.
Much 期待 残り／休憩（する）s on Kerr's shoulders as the brightest 星／主役にする, but she'll have plenty of support in フラン.
No より小数の than 13 players are 支援 up from the 2015 tournament in Canada, with next-gen 星／主役にするs like Mary Fowler and Ellie Carpenter joining the fray.
Up 前線, Kerr is joined by childhood friend Caitlin Foord, 復帰 winger Hayley Raso and 伝説の 今後 De Vanna.
In the middle, Emily 先頭 Egmond and Elise Kellond-Knight can 供給する a base for Tameka Yallop, Chloe Logarzo and fit-again talent Katrina Gorry to 向こうずね.
At the 支援する, Australia's best 支援する four of Steph Catley, Alanna Kennedy, Clare Polkinghorne and Carpenter sit in 前線 of one of the world's best goalkeepers; Lydia Williams.
Many of those 指名するs are at the 頂点（に達する） of their 力／強力にするs, ready to 解雇する／砲火／射撃 on the sport's biggest 行う／開催する／段階.
But they've had to 打ち勝つ plenty already this year.
The first bombshell （機の）カム in January, when coach Alen Stajcic was 解雇（する）d after FFA saw the 開発 of an unhealthy team culture on his watch.
The coach, who had overseen a rise in the world 最高位のs since taking the 職業 in 2014, was 取って代わるd by 高度に-率d Socceroos assistant 賭け金 Milicic, with players 報告（する）／憶測ing an 改善するd atmosphere.
Milicic's honeymoon period - 敗北・負かすs of New Zealand, Argentina and South Korea on home 国／地域 in March - is now i n the past.
The Matildas took on 堅い away assignments to USA and Netherlands, losing both.
The squad was 激しく揺するd by the loss of experienced pair Kyah Simon and Laura Alleway in the past fortnight, with Alleway's 出発 leaving the 味方する short of depth at the 支援する.
With an 傷害 cloud over Kellond-Knight and Fowler for Sunday's match in Valenciennes, the excuses appear to be 開始するing for Australia, but Milicic said the mood was still "very 上昇傾向 and very 確信して".
"These little 後退s are all part of the 旅行 of an Australian footballer," he said.
"These girls are very resilient. You just look at the path they went through to get here.
"残り／休憩（する） 保証するd, what we're going to 打ち勝つ now ... will just make our results and our 進歩 even sweeter."
De Vanna, out to 得点する／非難する／２０ at her fourth-straight event, believes Australia can 勝利 but has 始める，決める a （判断の）基準 of making the last four, given the Matildas have been ４半期/4分の1-finalists in their last three events.
"If we can to 半分s, then anything could happen," she said.
"If we can play off for a メダル, I'll be happy for that."
