Earlier this week Football Federation Australia (FFA) confirmed their intention to host the Women’s World Cup with Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull confirming the federal government would support the bid.

Japan, New Zealand, Thailand and South Korea will be Australia’s bidding opponents for the right to host the 24-team tournament which is expected to reach a global audience of 700 million people.

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Simon has scored five goals in two World Cup appearances for the Matildas and was almost at a loss to describe her feelings about football’s biggest event being staged in her own backyard.

"It almost seems unbelievable that there is a prospect of hosting a FIFA Women’s World Cup here in Australia, I never really considered to be honest,” she said.

“As a young girl, you think of playing for your country and playing at World Cups and Olympics but I never did think the possibility of hosting one here would be possible.

“It would be an amazing opportunity for our country, for our economy, the code and for the game and for female sport as whole.

“It’s definitely something doable and on the cards.”

Women’s football is the fastest growing area of the sport with 270,000 playing the round ball game in Australia last year at an average growth rate of eight per cent.

And Simon believes that hosting the game’s blue-ribbon event would boost numbers even more.

“It would project the sport even further,” she said.

“Girls as young as 10 are now able to think that they could potentially represent their county at a World Cup here in Australia and that’s an exciting thought, that young girls can start to dream of that.

“Over the years we have been able to create our brand of football and gain more traction and supporters along the way.

“It would be beneficial for the sport’s supporters to have their role models and the best players in the world competing in an event and be able to witness that first hand.”

By the time 2023 rolls around, now-25-year-old Simon will be at the peak of her powers and the possibility of representing Australia in front of her home fans has the star striker buzzing.

“I would be absolutely pleased if I was to represent our country on home soil in the World Cup,” said the Matildas striker.

“I really do hope that I can keep my body in good shape and stay in good form and give myself the best opportunity of playing, because there is nothing more I would love to do than play at a World Cup that we host with all the other girls in the Matildas squad.”

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