Go Matildas' .. World Cup Thread
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manlyfan76
There is no A.I. Just better computers
I hate penalty shootouts, 10 farking shots! But tonight was such a ride.
The crowd were obviously 99.3% Aussies which in itself is different.
Absolute scenes when we won. Everyone just wants nuts, and it kept going.
Eagle thru 'n' thru
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She's 6'3, scary and thinks smiling is over-rated.Geez that French #3 is a behemoth
cheese and crackers!
Can't imagine surviving sitting through that one live!
I think one of the french players did pause in her penalty shot run up, should've had to re-take it.
Well...done...Matildas woooooooooooohoo!
Penalty shot replay:
Can't imagine surviving sitting through that one live!
I think one of the french players did pause in her penalty shot run up, should've had to re-take it.
Well...done...Matildas woooooooooooohoo!
Penalty shot replay:
Doesn't get any easier for aust (nor should it at this stage)
But England are up next.
Current rankings for the remaining teams are:
Sweden - 3
England - 4
Spain - 6
Australia - 10
But England are up next.
Current rankings for the remaining teams are:
Sweden - 3
England - 4
Spain - 6
Australia - 10
Captain Moondog
Absolute Superstar
Love Mackenzie Arnolds death stare at the player taking the penalty shot, so focused. Death ray vision.
Volley
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Thewestisbest
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Just because an idiot posts this, it doesn't negate the sentiment of what @Woodsie posted.
You are using a straw man argument.
Unless you are in fact trumpeting woke ideals.
manlyfan76
There is no A.I. Just better computers
Watch an amazing press conference by the Aussie coach.
www.matildas.com.au
Gustavsson: "It makes you feel alive... This is what life is about"
Player of the Match Mackenzie Arnold, as well as Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson, were made available to the media after Australia’s stunning penalty shootout victory over France. The win means that the Matildas will play in a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ semi-final for the first time in their history.
Craziest pen shoot out I have seen almost ever
Amazing result and shows that as much as we love all codes there is only one code that really unites the nation
Also re Sam Kerr and rainbow arm bands - let’s revisit that chat after the cup as her reasons were very professional and, at the same stage, she expressed her disappointment that she was unable to wear it
www.foxsports.com.au
Amazing result and shows that as much as we love all codes there is only one code that really unites the nation
Also re Sam Kerr and rainbow arm bands - let’s revisit that chat after the cup as her reasons were very professional and, at the same stage, she expressed her disappointment that she was unable to wear it
‘Putting everything at risk’: Kerr makes strong call on World Cup rainbow armbands
‘Putting everything at risk’: Kerr makes strong call on World Cup rainbow armbands
www.foxsports.com.au
And it was only the quarter final!!
Craziest pen shoot out I have seen almost ever
Amazing result and shows that as much as we love all codes there is only one code that really unites the nation
Also re Sam Kerr and rainbow arm bands - let’s revisit that chat after the cup as her reasons were very professional and, at the same stage, she expressed her disappointment that she was unable to wear it
‘Putting everything at risk’: Kerr makes strong call on World Cup rainbow armbands
‘Putting everything at risk’: Kerr makes strong call on World Cup rainbow armbands
Agree .. but she wasn't unable to wear it ... she chose not to.
manlyfan76
There is no A.I. Just better computers
Why are we talking about what hasn't happened.
We just witnessed the biggest moment in Australia Football and the biggest moment in women's sport in AUS.
Why even bring it up.
We just witnessed the biggest moment in Australia Football and the biggest moment in women's sport in AUS.
Why even bring it up.
Scorpio
Armchair Expert
I know someone who bought semi-final tickets 6 months ago for $60... I wonder what those tickets would be worth now...
That was an outstanding achievement to pull through that match, England looked very beatable last night too.
Eagle thru 'n' thru
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And the Australian Women's netball team just won the world cup. Congratulations to the Opals.
Soccer-'Heart and soul and passion': coach hails Australia's history-makers
Story by Reuters •16h
BRISBANE (Reuters) - Australia coach Tony Gustavsson expressed his pride in his team for the dramatic penalty shootout victory over France on Saturday that, he felt, meant much more than just a place in the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup.
As the nation celebrated, Cortnee Vine's winning penalty was already being compared in its impact to the one John Aloisi converted against Uruguay in 2005 to send Australia's men to their first World Cup for more than three decades.
The Matildas have now exceeded anything the Socceroos have managed at a global level and the significance of being one of the best four teams in the world for the first time was not lost on an emotional Gustavsson.
"The amount of heart and soul and passion that this team showed tonight," the Swede told reporters.
"There's different ways of defining success but, for me, success is when you leave it all out there, no matter the result, you play with your heart and give it your best with the crest on your chest and the players did that tonight.
"That represents so much more than 90 minutes of football," he continued.
"The honour it shows to the (former Matildas), all the little kids that this team will inspire in the next generation, and then seeing the nation unite the way it did."
Although Vine will grab the headlines for her winning spot-kick, Gustavsson had a special word for goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold, who saved three penalties but missed the one that would have given Australia victory before sudden death.
"It was an emotional roller coaster for all of us. It was almost like it was written in the stars when Macca walks up to take the fifth... and then she hits the post," he said.
"For Macca, missing that penalty and then staying in the game and being that player that wins the game for us, it's unheard of. I mean, that mental strength of hers."
Up next for the co-hosts is a semi-final at Stadium Australia in Sydney on Wednesday against European champions England or Colombia.
"I think the number one thing is to embrace this historic night and feel that we are united," Gustavsson said.
"I know that they're going to celebrate this one but from tomorrow they're going to be focused again; they're extremely professional and they're on a mission."
(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney in Sydney, editing by Clare Fallon)
Here's what you need to know about what happens next.
They'll kick-off at:
GO YOU LITTLE BEAUTIES !
Who do the Matildas play next?
England.When is the Matildas' next game?
It's this Wednesday, 16th August.They'll kick-off at:
- 8pm AEST - ACT, NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria
- 7:30pm ACST - Northern Territory, South Australia
GO YOU LITTLE BEAUTIES !
Thewestisbest
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The Matilda's are specials.
It's time to unleash Sam Kerr into the starting side.
It's time to unleash Sam Kerr into the starting side.
| Team | P | W | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 99 | 14 |
|
8 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 14 |
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 14 |
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 11 |
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 10 |
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 10 |
|
8 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 8 |
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 8 |
|
8 | 4 | 4 | -14 | 8 |
|
8 | 4 | 4 | -16 | 8 |
|
8 | 3 | 5 | -55 | 8 |
|
8 | 4 | 4 | -60 | 8 |
|
8 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 7 |
|
8 | 3 | 5 | -25 | 6 |
|
7 | 2 | 5 | -55 | 6 |
|
7 | 1 | 6 | -87 | 4 |
|
8 | 1 | 7 | -166 | 4 |
