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Australia

Lydia

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Football

The long-time national team member says, "I feel at peace with the decision."

Aussie football legend Lydia Williams will retire after Paris 2024

Two-time [football](https://olympics.com/en/sports/football/) Olympian [**Lydia Williams**](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/lydia-williams) of Australia will call it a career after the upcoming [Olympic Games Paris 2024](https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024).

"I feel at peace with the decision," Williams said, [according to the Wide World of Sports](https://apple.news/A2dbZ8r3ATtmvvjR2iAMbYg). "I'm extremely lucky that I get to go out, the way that I want to, and have the opportunity to share that with the girls and everyone who's fallen in love with the Tillies."

The 35-year-old has played in five FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments, in addition to her Olympic appearances at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. She made her international debut for Australia in 2005 at age 15.

Her 19 years on the Australian national team, nicknamed the Matildas, is the longest ever.

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Aussie legend Lydia Williams will retire after Paris 2024

ESTORIL, PORTUGAL - JUNE 28: Lydia Williams of Australia in action during the Women's International Friendly match between Portugal and Australia at Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota on June 28, 2022 in Estoril, Portugal.  (Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty Images)

Lydia Williams of Australia in action

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