Football: Men's version of Australian women's football team jerseys sell out

The Matildas' kit for this year's World Cup was unveiled yesterday. Image / Twitter

The men of Australia have rallied behind the country's women's football team ahead of this year's World Cup; snapping up the team's jerseys.

Jerseys were unveiled for the tournament yesterday and subsequently went on pre-sale with a men's cut top among the items available.

Personalised kits are now available on all jerseys on our online store.

Shop now: https://t.co/VgPOlN6hP1 pic.twitter.com/yxLNRRc3rJ

— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) March 12, 2019

The tops lasted just four hours on the Football Australia online store before being sold out.

We are officially SOLD OUT of the new @TheMatildas jerseys in men's cuts! Stay tuned as we will announce when we receive more stock. #GoMatildas pic.twitter.com/b6x8lbHq8r

— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) March 12, 2019

Because of the overwhelming response, Football Australia made more available, and increase the sizing up to 3XL.

The second batch went up for pre-sale three hours after they had initially sold out, and only size small jerseys remain available.

Men’s jerseys are back in stock, and we’ve got some bigger sizes available! https://t.co/7kfIeI0emq

— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) March 12, 2019

The Football Ferns kits for the tournament were also revealed yesterday, with the team set to wear a silver fern on their sleeves.

NEWS | @Nike unveil kits for 14 national teams ahead of the @FIFAWWC #FootballFerns https://t.co/gyRNMrYCtw #ForTheFern #DareToShine pic.twitter.com/l31kJT0wHi

— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) March 12, 2019

Speaking about the new design, Football Ferns captain Ali Riley said "having a kit design that reflects strength, resistance and power captures exactly what we will be tapping into this June as we once again take our football to the world stage."