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Soccer players from Oak Forest and Homer Glen traveled to Australia and New Zealand for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, saying the highlight of the trip was being in the stands during the Colombia vs. Germany game and playing local teams in scrimmage games.
Amelia Price, 20, of Oak Forest and Olivia Rivera, 19, of Homer Glen, both play for the Carthage College women’s soccer team. Every four years, the school plans a trip for the team to bond, Price said.
“It was the trip of a lifetime,” Price said. “It’s definitely something that I’ll 100% remember.”
In 2020, the team planned its first international trip to Italy for spring break, said Coach Ian Wilson, but the trip was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With extra travel funds and the Women’s World Cup taking place, Wilson said the team decided to go to New Zealand and Australia.
“It was absolutely amazing. We…