Australia's Women's Soccer Team Faces Luggage Woes Ahead of Paris Games

Australia's women's soccer team arrived in Paris without some of their luggage, including crucial medical equipment. The missing items are stuck in Spain, causing the team to replace some equipment locally before their first game against Germany. This is the second luggage mishap for Team Australia in recent weeks.

Australia's women's soccer players have arrived in Paris without some crucial medical equipment, which is currently stuck in Spain, team chief Anna Meares announced on Sunday.

With their first match against Germany in Marseille just four days away, the team now faces the challenge of replacing the necessary equipment locally. 'It is still currently in Spain, and we are working with Football Australia to resolve this issue,' Meares told a press conference. 'They are still able to train and prepare, and they have their training and playing kit with them. However, there are some personal luggage items, medical items, and equipment still on the ground in Spain.'

Team officials have begun replacing essential items such as tape strapping, scissors, and resuscitation kits in Marseille. 'This luggage was meant to be on several flights yesterday, but it did not happen. It's not ideal, but hopefully, today we can make some progress and have some of the personal items and medical equipment purchased in Marseille as necessary,' she added.

This is not the first luggage mishap for Team Australia ahead of the Paris Games starting on July 26. Earlier in July, a container ship carrying all the team uniforms collided with another ship near Gibraltar.

(With inputs from agencies.)