Matilda Rose had no idea how one fateful day three years ago would change her life forever.
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The 30-year-old had grown up playing hockey and had never touched a soccer ball.
Before one of her friends asked her to attend a Pararoos promotion day back in 2019, and she has not looked back since.
Now she is aiming to make history with the inaugural ParaMatildas side at the World Cup next month.
It's just a coincidence she shares part of the team name with her own, but what is not a coincidence is how hard she has worked to get herself there.
"My parents knew what they were going to call me before I was born," she chuckled.
"June 2019 is when I started playing soccer, and I'm now in the running to attend the World Cup in Spain.
"I'm still in shock that three years ago, I had never touched a ball. But here I am."
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She was one of 11 players invited to the inaugural camp at the AIS in preparation for the 2022 World Cup next month.
Football Australia launched the ParaMatildas program in March for female soccer players with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury or symptoms acquired from a stroke. Making it the first official women's CP national team in the Asia-Pacific region.
Mason, however, had no idea the national team program was going to be launched when she made the move from Western Australia to the ACT a week before COVID-19 hit.
She had fallen in love with the community and friendship the sport provided, and moved to join Canberra United's All Abilities Academy.
Her passion sees her train six times a week in pursuit of donning the green and gold jersey, and to inspire the next generation with cerebral palsy and epilepsy.
"I'll cherish the first inaugural ParaMatildas camp, I'll cherish that and I will remember that weekend for the rest of my life," Mason said.
"For some of us it was a dream come true, and it's been three years in the making.
"I actually said this to one of the other girls. Going back to 2019, 'would you believe that we'd be here?' and I myself, I can't believe that I'm here. It has been such as journey."
The centre back hopes ParaMatildas' coach, and Canberran, Kelly Stirton will name her in the squad heading to Spain.
If not, she knows she has done everything in her power to be boarding the plane in May.
"If I end up going to Spain, I'll never forget that trip. And I will probably be in tears at one point," she said.
"Not everyone's going to be able to go but we're still one big family and the people that are going to be staying behind are just as important as the people that are going to be representing Australia in Spain.
"We'll do our best to represent our country and not only ourselves, but we also want to really put it out there for the next generation."
In order to help get the ParaMatildas to the World Cup, FA is launching an Undefeated Giving Day on April 20 to fundraise funds for the trip and new program.