The Matildas will take to the field again tonight in the FIFA Women’s World Cup where they’ll be hoping for their second win.

The team has won legions of fans and is boosting the profile of the women’s competition across Australia, but it hasn’t come easily.  

Today, ABC Sport football writer Samantha Lewis on how the Matildas have helped pave the way for diversity and inclusion in a sport tightly controlled by its governing body. 

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Samantha Lewis, ABC Sport football writer