The force of will to pull back a two-goal deficit signals a turning point in Australia’s World Cup campaign
Sweat dripping, adrenaline coursing, a wry smile sambaing across her face, Sam Kerr issued her post match reaction. “I’m so proud of the girls, we knew we were in it at half-time. And, you know, there was a lot of critics talking about us. But we’re back. So suck on that one”.
If ever a game could constitute a retort as bullish as the one issued by Australia’s victorious captain, it was this. While the critics were determined to use Sunday’s defeat to Italy as grounds to recourse to off-field politics and controversies, the Matildas were determined to use the devastation of that loss as grounds upon which to assert their strength of character. In a game backdropped by swirling media narratives and the Mediterranean heat, neither Kerr nor her teammates could countenance a group stage elimination with a defeat today.
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