This article is part of the Guardian’s 2019 Women’s World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 24 countries who have qualified for France. theguardian.com is running previews from two countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 7 June. Overview It is fair to say the No 6-ranked Matildas have Australia’s best-ever chance of winning a football World Cup. But the weight of expectation has been lightened since January’s shock sacking of coach Alen Stajcic amid allegations of a toxic and stagnating environment, and significant question marks linger as to whether Ante Milicic can impress his bold footballing philosophy upon the squad with just a handful of games to prepare for France. Conversely, this makes the Matildas a genuine dark horse for the tournament. Galvanised by a frustrating past year or two, and ambitious to explore the uncharted – with a determined, likeable, close-knit squad of players – they could pull it off in style. Tactically, the system employed in April’s entertaining friendly defeat against the US was already a bold evolution from that seen during the recent Cup of Nations tournament. Australia surprised the world’s best team…