We knew it was coming: Caitlin Foord, Ellie Carpenter and Hayley Raso will be joining their countrywomen in France this year as members of Australia’s World Cup team, as Matildas head coach Ante Milicic announced today. They’ll be departing the club after next weekend’s game against the Washington Spirit for pre-tournament camp in Turkey.
Caitlin Foord will be appearing, amazingly, in her third World Cup at only age 24, after first being included in the 2011 World Cup squad at age 16. Foord played at right back in that tournament and earned Young Player of the Tournament honors and has since turned herself into an indispensable attacking player for the Matildas.