Hype about Sam Kerr and team before the semifinals

Exuberant joy: How far does the “Matildas” go at this World Cup? Image: AFP

They are icons of social change: The “Matildas” have played their way into the hearts of Australians. But the team itself hardly notices anything. The world title would be the icing on the cake.

Australia’s soccer star Sam Kerr’s lower leg was the most noticed body part on the fifth continent for days. When he finally recovered from a training injury, half the nation urged the 29-year-old forward to play. Substitute Kerr played her part in Saturday’s win over France in what will be a game that will be hard to beat, thanks to a never-ending penalty shoot-out by 20 shoot-outs.

Christopher Hein

Business correspondent for South Asia/Pacific based in Singapore.

But it was a quarter-final victory for the entire women’s team that never lost confidence in the 7-6 win against Les Bleues in the future Olympic city of Brisbane. After the European champions from England defeated Colombia 2-1 on the same evening, the “Matildas” will now be down to the “Lionesses” in the semifinals this Wednesday (12.00 p.m. CEST in the FAZ live ticker for the women’s World Cup and on ARD). meet. After the New Zealanders went unceremoniously to third place in their group in the preliminary round, the Australians will represent the two Oceanian host countries of this women’s World Cup.