Canberra United captain Karly Roesbakken is excited about the prospect of playing at a home World Cup, confident Australian women's football is on the verge of its greatest era.
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It's been six months since Roestbakken made her Matildas debut in the Miracle of Montpellier but she's already set her sights on another World Cup dream.
Football Federation Australia and New Zealand Football submitted a joint-bid to host the 2023 Women's World Cup on Friday.
The submission comes barely more than a month after the FFA announced a new collective bargaining agreement which sees Matildas and Socceroos players receiving the same percentage cut of commercial revenue and prize money.
The 18-year-old midfielder hopes Football Federation Australia and New Zealand Football's joint bid to host the 2023 Women's World Cup will increase the nation's chances of hosting the tournament.
"Having two nations formed together will just give us double the chances of hosting the World Cup in Australia," Roestbakken said.
"It's really exciting New Zealand got on board with us because it gives us a higher chance of getting it.
"We haven't seen any other nations coming together to try and get the bid. It's a pretty unique scenario so I think it will give an extra flair to choosing Australia.
"It would meaning everything [if the bid's successful]. Playing in front of your friends and family would be pretty awesome."
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Roestbakken made a shock World Cup debut earlier this year after being a late addition to Ante Milicic's squad for the tournament in France.
Her rise to the international stage came just months before the Matildas signed the landmark revenue sharing deal, leaving Roestbakken awestruck at the possibilities to come.
"It's a special time. It's a really great era of female football so I'm lucky to be a part of it and witness something great," Roestbakken said.
"The Socceroos and Matildas are now on equal pay which is an insane thing to happen. It hasn't happened in other countries yet so it's unreal and I'm so glad to be a part of it."
Canberra United drew 1-1 with Perth Glory on Friday night, with Heather Garriock's side left to rue what could have been.
The visitors had ten shots on target but only American striker Simone Charley managed to find the back of the net in the 15th minute.
United looked set to take away the three points but W-League veteran Kim Carroll equalised the score with a late header.
"It was very disappointing to get three points snatched away from us. We still got one point but we almost had them," Roestbaken said.
"We had quite a few chances we should have put away but in saying that, there's a lot of other areas we need to work on this week for the Adelaide game.
"There's also the lapse in concentration. We could have put away more chances but at the end of the day we let Perth back into the game.
"Our defense should have been better but I think nothing could have been done about the goal they scored. It was a great header by Kim Carroll and it's just the way the game goes."
Canberra has eight days to prepare for their round six clash with the winless Adelaide United in South Australia next week.
"Adelaide haven't won a game yet so each game they're going to come out firing, especially against us next week," Roestbakken said.
"They've got a strong side, especially up front with Mary Fowler. She can be quite clinical in front of goal and will take shots from anywhere.
"We know what to expect from them but at the end of the day it's how they perform."