Australia could excel in the Women’s World Cup, with home advantage for the Matilda’s by Michelle
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 will be held in Australia and New Zealand beginning July 20th. The Australian women’s national team, known as The Matildas, is one of the teams Gooners will be rooting for, with 2 key Arsenal players in their ranks. Caitlin Foord, Steph Catley, and the rest of the Matildas will have to work hard to make history by winning the World Cup.
Spurs’ Manager Ange Postecoglu recently extended his best wishes for his country’s World Cup participation. In his message, he counseled them to use the opportunity to place Australia on the map as a women’s football superpower.
“To Tony and all the girls, I just want to wish you all the very best in the World Cup,” Postecoglou said in a video on Optus Sport.
“Go hard, girls.
“This is the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Tournament on home soil, reminiscent of us winning the Asian Cup with the Socceroos.
“You can create history, and I’ve got no doubt you will.
“Do your best; I know you will, and you’ve got everyone’s support, whether that’s back home or over here in London. Go well.”
The Matildas are in Group B and begin their World Cup campaign against Katie McCabe‘s Ireland on July 20th. Following Ireland, they will face Nigeria in Brisbane on July 27th. After facing Nigeria, the Matildas will have four days off before meeting Cloe Lacasse‘s Canada. The Matildas, rated 10th in the world, are not favorites to win the World Cup, but they could benefit from having the 12th man in their corner – the home advantage, as the Lionesses did when they won Euro 2022 on home soil last summer. Playing at home, the Matilda’s could very well excel in this tournament.
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Michelle Maxwell
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I have to say their match against France was a very good and interesting one to watch despite only being a friendly.
The women’s World Cup should be a great competition, played in first class stadia. There will be a number of outstanding teams on show and one hopes the Australian Matildas can perform well in front of their home crowds. Australia is such a diverse nation, so many teams may have significant support from their expatriates.
Hopefully, we won’t see the England captain receive the same treatment metered out to Pat Cummins in the current Ashes series. Similarly I have never seen a English player booed when he came in to bat and was dismissed in a landmark game, as Steve Smith was for his 100th test in Leeds.
English fans have reached a new low in the “gentlemen’s game” in this current Ashes series.
Normally the England team would be many Australian’s second team in this World Cup. It will be interesting to see the level of support they receive.