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Matildas great Tameka Yallop revealed she will push her case for the 2027 FIFA World Cup as she spoke out about the health issues that plagued her last campaign.

In a wide-ranging interview with this masthead, the veteran of 130 caps for Australia shed light on the sleepless nights in agony she suffered due to an ongoing battle with endometriosis, with the worst of the bouts occurring during the 2023 World Cup on home soil.

Tameka Yallop has revealed her long battle with endometriosis. Getty Images

The condition triggers inflammation and pain outside the uterus, with symptoms including menstrual cramps, chronic pelvic pain and infertility.

Yallop said her struggles were never going to force her to sit out any of the Matildas’ World Cup contests.

Nor, the 34-year-old said, would it stop her from putting her name forward for next year’s spectacle, despite suggestions from national coach Joe Montemurro that squad regeneration was looming in light of their Asian Cup final…