Twenty young soccer fans got a surprise visit from their heroes in Melbourne on Sunday - and that was just the start of the good news | marnievinall SMHsport
They took part in training with the kids signed autographs – and took plenty of selfies.Some thrilled young soccer players watch the Matildas enter the room.
“So, the fact that we can walk in a room and they know who we are, and they’re excited to meet us, and they want to be us is very, very special.”The surprise moment was part of an event to announce the Commonwealth Bank as the first local tournament sponsor of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. While at the event, the children were told they had been selected for the CommBank FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 player escort program, which will be hosted across Australia.
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