The Matildas have earned one of the most extraordinary soccer wins in Olympic annals, a 6-5 comeback win over Zambia in Nice, to keep their golden dream alive.
It’s called the Matildas bounce – the surge of women spurred on by last year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup frenzy, who are signing up to join a soccer team.
Matildas veteran Michelle Heyman has stepped up in Olympic qualifiers against Uzbekistan and is adamant she can keep pushing to snare a prized ticket to Paris.
Matildas captain Sam Kerr has suffered an ACL injury while in a training camp with Chelsea and is unlikely to play at the summer Olympics if Australia qualify.
Captain Sam Kerr will start a second consecutive game as part of an unchanged Matildas line-up for the Women's World Cup third-place play-off against Sweden.
