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As the Australian Matildas get ready to kick off their home World Cup campaign, Katie Smith goes back to a time when life was very different for the women representing the national side when they weren\\u2019t full time professionals selling out stadiums, when money was tight and publicity almost non-existent.

Let\\u2019s go back to 1999 - a year out from the Sydney Olympics, when Australian sports teams were desperate to get media coverage and capitalise on a game changing event for the nation. That\\u2019s where the Matildas\\u2019 nude calendar idea came from - pose naked, gain attention, challenge gender stereotypes, raise funds - but it didn\\u2019t end up being that simple.

Katie met up with former Matilda Tracie McGovern, who featured in that now infamous calendar, to take a trip back in time.