A dispute between Professional Footballers Australia and Football Federation Australia reached the boiling point as members of the Australian women’s national team, quarterfinalist at the 2015 Women’sWorld Cup, went on strike three days before the Matildas were set to leave for the USA to face the U.S. world champions Sept. 17 in Detroit and Sept. 20 in Birmingham, Alabama, as part of a 10-matchVictory Tour.

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