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Women’s World Cup LIVE: Matildas heartbreak as England advance to historic final
Australia will face Sweden in Brisbane on Saturday in the third-place play-off at their home World Cup following a 3-1 loss to a clinical England side.
- by Dan Walsh, Roy Ward and James Polson
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Anatomy of a wonder goal: How Sam Kerr produced her own Cathy Freeman moment
Having battled injury and not started a game in the World Cup until the semi-final, Australia’s captain produced a memory for the ages. So, how did she do it?
- by Adam Pengilly
Foster asks 'what next' for Australian football
Socceroos great Craig Foster says the question is "what next" after the Matildas' World Cup dream ended with a loss to England.
Gustavsson gears Matildas up for World Cup ‘bronze medal game’ against Sweden
Australia are bound once again for Brisbane to contest a consolation play-off against Sweden that, if won, will mean finishing third at an expanded 32-team tournament.
- by Emma Kemp
‘It sucks’: Matildas veterans facing the end after World Cup heartbreak
For players like Katrina Gorry - the ones who are much closer to the end of their careers than the start - the Matildas’ abrupt exit from their home tournament cuts deep.
- by Vince Rugari
The Sam Kerr plan that got England to their first World Cup final
When Sam Kerr got the ball, she was great, but England coach Sarina Weigman and her Lionesses did a good job of dismantling the Matildas Kerr-factor.
- by Billie Eder
Opinion
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‘We get it, like we never did before’: Matildas spirit not dented by defeat
Australia were bowed, but definitely not broken, on a night when the world game stunned Australia once again.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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‘Due to vandalism’: Train chaos as Matildas fans hit by delays getting home
Sydney Trains has blamed vandalism as the cause of delays on its network as tens of thousands of Matildas fans try to make their way back home.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Analysis
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gifts the Matildas gave us will linger
There were tears. There were always going to be tears. But once the hurt subsides for the Matildas and the nation, and it will, the prevailing sentiment ought to be not disappointment, but pride in getting so close.
- by Greg Baum
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Sam Kerr’s stunning strike not enough as England end Matildas’ World Cup run
A shattering 3-1 semi-final defeat to England has knocked the Matildas out of World Cup contention at Stadium Australia.
- by Vince Rugari
Kerr calls for more funding in women’s football amid heartbreak semi-final loss
The Matildas captain wants this moment to be used as a catalyst for change in Australian soccer.
- by Marnie Vinall