Although there is still three months before the Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand,Kerr admitted the excitement was consuming her.

“It’s going to be the biggest honour in the world to represent your country at a home World Cup in front of your family and friends,” she said.

“We hope this team is remembered forever and we represent Australia in the best way possible and show that Australia can be a real footballing country.

“So I’m excited. It’s going to be the best World Cup ever and I get goosebumps every time I think about that first game[against Ireland at Stadium Australia in Sydney on July 20].”

Asked if she felt Australia could lift the trophy,Kerr refused to get ahead of herself.

“Ireland are a bloody good team,haven’t conceded a goal in nine games. It’s about taking care of one game at a time;you can lose games when you look too far ahead and that was one of the learning curves from the last World Cup.”

But will the Australian public get behind the team the way England fans did behind the Lionesses in the Euros?

“One hundred per cent,” Kerr said. “You saw that at the World Cup cricket in Australia and they went on to win it. Australians love getting behind Aussies ... and I think the Matildas are one of the Aussie favourites fan-wise.”

First of all,her team has to negotiate two important warm-up matches over the Easter period against Scotland and England.

“Right now,we’re not where we want to be in two months. It is a practice match at the end of the day,” Kerr said about the Scotland match.

“But every time we step on the pitch as Matildas,we’re trying to get to where we want to be – so this will be full guns blazing.”

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