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West Coast Goes Down Under

By West Coast , 08/08/23, 11:45AM PDT

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This month West Coast Soccer departed to the land down under, Australia, for the Women’s World Cup. West Coast put together another fascinating opportunity to support the beautiful game. In past trips West Coast Soccer has traveled as far as Scotland for an international tournament and to England and France for the Women’s World Cup in 2019 where they played international friendliest against some of the best women’s soccer teams in the world. “We love providing once in a lifetime, spectacular experiences for our players and parents, this one just happens to be in a location that we all dreamed of going to, Australia.” Said West Coast Soccer director Troy Dayak. WCS started off their day at the Featherdale Wildlife Park in Sydney where they got to feed and interact with Kangaroos and Koalas. Then they walked a detailed and guided tour throughout the Sydney Opera House. And then they ended their day attending the opening day Australia game for the FIFA Women’s World Cup: Australia vs Ireland where after the game two West Coast Athletes were interviewed for the local Sydney radio station. The following days the group went on more guided tours throughout Sydney at some of the most popular destinations along with attending the Sydney Fan Zone where they watched USA vs Vietnam World Cup match. 
After a short flight to Melbourne WCS took a guided tour of the coastal capital of the southeastern Australian state of Victoria. They visited local popular cricket stadiums, enjoyed an exciting AFL (Australian Football League) game, and attended another World Cup match where they witnessed up to nine goals scored right in front of them. The players who traveled got to experience surfing at two different Australian beaches and had two separate sessions where they scrimmaged local Aussie players. In both scrimmages USA won 3-0. On their last day in Australia WCS went to the Fan Zone in Melbourne to watch and cheer on USA in the World Cup match against Netherlands. Right after the game they explored more of Melbourne then got on the plane to fly home with many stories to share.