At 16, she went to the 2019 World Cup in France, but spent the tournament as an unused substitute – a teenager with big vocal declarations not yet matched by any meaningful competitive performances.
It is revealing that, four years on, Fowler is less verbally ambitious, yet more accomplished. Now 20, but still the youngest member of Australia’s World Cup squad, she is blossoming, quietly but surely, into one of the world’s best footballers.
