England may have beaten the Matildas in their semi-final match in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup but the team has made history.
Australia will play Sweden on Saturday for third place.The Australian team will play Sweden on Saturday night to vie for third place in the tournament.Matildas captain Sam Kerr made her return to the starting 11 in their semi-final game on Wednesday night and even put the team on the board to bring the game to 1-1 early in the second half.Kerr had started on the bench in the past two games after missing the early stages of the World Cup due to injury.
"The tournament's been amazing, every single team, player, person that's visited has said how beautiful our country is.Kerr had a number of chances late in the game to draw Australia level but the Matildas skipper was unable to convert, blasting one over the bar and having another cleared off the line.
Coach Tony Gustavsson said Kerr was beating herself up for her failure to get the Matildas back into the game."We had a chance for 2-2 and a couple of minutes later it was 3-1. It was one of those games, unfortunately," he told reporters after the game," he said. "You have to understand that you sometimes play against a team that have a better night, and I think England had a better night than us."
The Matildas have already come further than any other Australian team, male or female, in a football World Cup.
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