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Matildas star reveals the strange habit that got out of control at the World Cup as team get ready to go for gold at the Paris Olympics

Matildas star Kyra Cooney-Cross has vowed to keep things simple at the Paris Olympics - unlike what unfolded on home soil during the Women's World Cup last year as the team got carried away with a bad habit.

The midfielder - who is only 22 - admitted Tony Gustavsson's squad were 'so superstitious' as they reached the semi-finals for the first time.

'We were all wearing the same undies and bra or we all had to get our nails done,' Cooney-Cross told News Corp.

'If we changed something then we would say that was why we lost the game or why we didn't do so well.