ANALYSIS: Dominating the Cup of Nations is nice, but are the Matildas ready for a World Cup tilt?
The Matildas went through the inaugural Cup of Nations tournament undefeatedThe Women's World Cup takes place in France in June this year
New Zealand , South Korea and Argentina should have provided comfortable fodder for the sixth-ranked Matildas,Over the course of the Cup of Nations, Australia conceded just one goal and scored nine in front of healthy crowds totalling around 25,000. With that kind of quality on display, Ante Milicic will have surely kept half an eye on the fortunes of those teams over the past week.
England dominated that match, tearing apart a team they'll meet in the group stages in France and who knocked the English out of the 2015 edition of the Cup at the semi-final stage, putting itself right at the top of the list of teams to watch out for in France.
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