'It's important that young girls like us have role models': Fans can't wait for World Cup debut

Six-year-old Alba McCauley from Ringsend is all ready to support the Republic of Ireland in their Fifa Women's World Cup debut versus Australia in Sydney on Thursday morning. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

“Seeing them play means a lot to me because all the men, they always get the spotlight, but this time the women are getting it,” says seven-year-old Nell Collins ahead of Ireland’s historic first ever game on Thursday morning in the Fifa Women’s World Cup.

“So I’m proud of them for achieving this.”