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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appears to have stepped back from his push for a snap public holiday should the Matildas lift the FIFA Women's World Cup, after high-profile debate over the potential cost of a bonus day off.

High drama and last-minute heroics have come to define the FIFA Women's World Cup, both on and off the pitch. Just ask Melbourne creative content agency Monster & Bear.

The opposition leader said a snap holiday for the Matildas would potentially cost the economy $2 billion and would have no "legacy impact".

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended calls for a public holiday if the Matildas win the FIFA Women's World Cup, stating small businesses benefited the last time Australian states and territories launched an unexpected public holiday.

The evolution of the Matildas: a team that’s gone from few resources and relative anonymity to equal pay and national treasure status.

The Matildas are still three knockout matches from lifting the FIFA Women's World Cup, but growing political support for a celebratory public holiday has concerned small business representatives, who see an extra day of penalty rates as a red card for local traders.

For 23 years, all but one of the winning teams of the three major women’s soccer tournaments – the Women’s World Cup, the Women’s Euros and the Olympics – were coached by women.

The video also notes that the first World Cup to award prize money to women was in 2007, which was 25 years after the men.

Australian sportswear brand PARK has launched a sustainable women's kit line in consultation with female players around the world.

Visa will sponsor 64 grants that will be awarded to women-owned small businesses during the FIFA Women’s World Cup.