Matildas star Chloe Logarzo has opened up on her crushing World Cup blow as she reveals she cried her way through the team's warm-up win over France - while Sam Kerr's mentor has revealed her initial worries about the captain's leadership.
The desperately unlucky Logarzo just missed out on a spot in Tony Gustavsson's World Cup squad after a string of injuries following a serious knee ailment in September 2021 left her unable to prove her fitness.
Instead, she will be appearing as an expert on Optus Sport's broadcast of the World Cup - though she did admit it may be quite the teary tournament as she grapples with the devastating blow of not playing.