Congratulations to Shell Cove’s star soccer sisters Jaynaya and Indiana Dos Santos on their selection into the Young Matildas squad to contest the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup being staged in Colombia from August 31 to September 22.

Football Australia said the girls will become the first sisters to compete in a FIFA World Cup Tournament.

Indiana has also been nominated for The Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) Young Women’s Footballer of the Year 2024, a prestigious award that Mary Fowler from the Matildas Olympic squad has won before.

Jynaya and Indiana started playing soccer for Shellharbour Football Club as youngsters, and both were soon scouted to trial for the Football NSW Institute (“the official elite development program for girls U13-U17”, according to Football NSW) in Glenwood, Sydney.

Earlier this year, Jynaya and Indiana were selected in the Young Matildas squad for the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) U20 Women’s Asian Cup 2024, held in March in Uzbekistan – Australia won a bronze medal and a place in this year's FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

Read more about the rise of the Dos Santos sisters here.