![]() ![]() I started watching them during the European Championships last year. Wearing an Arsenal shirt in Brisbane's Pig and Whistle bar, she said: "I am an Arsenal fan, I love the US team but I am following England too. I think that's another piece of it."Ĭlaire McCain, 28, has travelled Down Under from Dallas, Texas to see first England in Brisbane and Sydney, then the USA in New Zealand. England will be tough and teams like France I do think the USA will still win. She added: "I would say to younger generations back home, go watch. It helps children stay fit and healthy, the players inspire that." "So we have to head back to our jobs." Lauren added: "We want to see great matches and see great competitions. "We will watch the group games and then we have to go back because we both work in education.Ĭlaire McCain, 28, has travelled Down Under from Dallas (Image: Andy Stenning/Daily Mirror) They didn't have jerseys back when I was a kid so I'm living out a childhood dream," added Jackie. "I'm just excited to see world class players in a World Cup, we've been dreaming of this." Jackie has been wearing a Mia Hamm shirt in tribute to the former US star while Lauren has superstar Alex Morgan from her San Diego club team. I think the World Cup on the bucket list for me and the women's game just couldn't be better. Jackie said: "I started nearly three years ago when the host countries were announced, I just knew that I wanted to come. Jackie,ģ9, an athletics coach, and Lauren, 38, an English teacher, have also been saving up for years to get here. Sisters Jackie and Lauren Turpin, from San Diego, are enjoying the holiday of a lifetime in Australia and New Zealand. It is going to be tough for the USA to win this tournament again because all the teams are so much better. "I think they set an example and youngsters see them and think: 'I can do that, I can play professionally'. Sisters Jackie and Lauren Turpin, from San Diego, are enjoying the holiday of a lifetime in Australia and New Zealand (Image: Andy Stenning/Daily Mirror) Kari said: "I watched England winning the Euros and that was huge for the women's game. They are planning a 'road trip' to the USA's next game against Portugal in Auckland, sightseeing along the way. Kari Frazier, 33, flew more than 27 hours from Germany, where she is based with the US forces in air defence, to meet her friend Heather Schneider, who is en route from their native Illinois. We have spent around 10,000 US dollars on the entire trip, I try not to think about that! But we had to do the sights while we were here." It means that it will be much more difficult for the US but I still think they will win it. "There are so many good teams now but that makes for some really good games. ![]() "We have known each other since we were eight in Elementary School and this trip has been years in the planning, ever since we knew the World Cup was in Australia. "We wanted to see the Great Barrier Reef," said Julie, who joked that 'somehow I'm an accountant'. Julie, a keen player and USA fan, has been planning their 'trip of a lifetime' for years and wanted to combine the football with 'serious sightseeing'. Then we will smoke you in the final." Amber flew for more than 20 hours from Philadelphia via LA to Cairns to visit the Great Barrier Reef with her friend Julie Primavera, 27, before heading to New Zealand. ![]() I picked them out before the tournament and I just want them to do it and get through. She said: "I hope we play the Lionesses in the final, I love the England team. Superfan Amber Szkaradnik, 27, was in her woolly Philadelphia Eagles hat to keep warm in Wellington, the windiest city in the southern hemisphere. Many are hoping that the bookies have got it right - and they meet the Lionesses, the European Champions, in the final. They had travelled for more than 24 hours and spent tens of thousands of dollars to see the reigning World Champions. The US support, known as the American Outlaws, were out in force in Wellington, New Zealand on the eve of their crunch game against the Netherlands on Thursday. Globetrotting American fans are hoping for a dream final against England at the Women's World Cup. ![]()
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