The ride ends here. Well, not quite – there’s one more match to go, but it’s not the one the Matildas wanted to play in, or Australia wanted to see.
A shattering 3-1 defeat to England has knocked the Matildas out of World Cup contention, their history-making, record-breaking, nation-changing run to the final four stopped in its tracks by the old enemy.
It’s been a thrill.
Not even a slice of pure genius by Sam Kerr, who scored an absolutely stunning individual goal to restore hope at…
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