Matildas fans joyous as Australia advances to World Cup quarters

Record ID: 1736757

  • Title: Matildas fans joyous as Australia advances to World Cup quarters
  • Date: 7th August 2023
  • Summary: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (AUGUST 7, 2023) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF AUSTRALIAN FANS CELEBRATING OUTSIDE STADIUM AUSTRALIA AFTER MATILDAS WIN (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN FAN, ALANA BOWYER, SAYING: “Unreal. We’re all so super inspired. It’s amazing to get behind the girls. They did incredibly. The atmosphere was amazing and, yeah, just all round unreal, like, once in a lifetime opportunity.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN FAN, LACHLAN GUICHELAAR, SAYING: “So good, what a game. 2-0, so happy and Sam Kerr coming back, unbelievable. Going to win it. Whole way.” VARIOUS OF FANS LEAVING GAME FAN HOLDING SIGN READING ‘TIL IT’S DONE’ AUSTRALIAN FANS CELEBRATING AFTER GAME OUTSIDE STADIUM (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN FAN, IAN WHITTALL, SAYING: “It was so amazing. 75,000 people and I reckon 95% of them all supporting Australia. So, it’s so loud. When those goals were scored it was so loud. My dad was just telling me his eardrum nearly burst during the second goal so.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) DANISH FAN, ELLIOT, SAYING: “I was kind of sad to see Sam Kerr come on because she was dangerous and she’s fast. But at the same time it would be fun looking at her play.” FAN WAVING MATILDAS FLAG VARIOUS OF PEOPLE LEAVING STADIUM AUSTRALIA
  • Embargoed: 21st August 2023 14:46
  • Keywords: Australia vs Denmark FIFA FIFA Women´s World Cup Matildas Stadium Australia Women's World Cup World Cup fans supporters
  • Location: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
  • City: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
  • Country: Australia
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Sport,World Cup
  • Reuters ID: LVA001276207082023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Australian fans celebrated on Monday night (August 7) after seeing their Matildas beat Denmark 2-0 to advance to the FIFA Women´s World Cup quarter-finals with leader Sam Kerr returning to action off the bench.
    Caitlin Foord and Hayley Raso scored the goals either side of half-time before captain Kerr, who had been absent with a calf injury, came on for the co-hosts as a 78th-minute substitute to a huge roar from the crowd of 75,784 at Stadium Australia.
    Denmark dominated the early exchanges with Pernille Harder looking particularly dangerous but faded as the game went on with their first World Cup campaign since 2007 destined to end in the last 16.
    Australia, who have reached the last eight at three previous World Cups but never gone further, move on to meet either France or Morocco in Brisbane on Saturday with a place in the semi-finals on the line.
    (Production: James Redmayne, Stefan Haskins)
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