Australia beats Denmark 2-0 and advances to quarter-finals

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Matildas will face the winners of France v Morocco

Australia, owner of the house, continues to give reasons to fill the crowd with hope in the Women’s World Cup. This Monday (7), in Sydney, the Matildas were surgical and beat Denmark by 2 to 0, advancing to the quarterfinals of the competition, where they wait for France or Morocco.

Foord and Raso scored the goals of the match. In addition, the co-host selection (along with New Zealand, already eliminated) still had the debut of its main star, Sam Kerr, who had not played until then due to a calf injury.

Another memorable night in Sydney! 🌟#Matildas #FIFAWWC #TilitsDone pic.twitter.com/rapM1lCDEI

— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) August 7, 2023

The more than 75,000 present at Stadium Australia saw a busy start to the game, with more offensive actions by Denmark. At 15 minutes, Pernille Harder received it in the middle, advanced to the entrance to the Australian area and kicked, stopping at Arnold’s goal.

Australia, however, was accurate. If he didn’t have as much of the ball as his opponents, he knew exactly what to do with it. At 28, when he regained possession still in the defense field, he saw Fowler hit a perfect stretch for Foord. The Australian number 9 ran up and finished between Christensen’s legs to open the scoring.

In the second half, the panorama remained, with Denmark, forced to score to have chances to advance, occupying more spaces in the attacking field. The course of events, however, was the same as in the first stage.

This moment in front of a home crowd. 🫶 pic.twitter.com/Stm5qzy16H

— FIFA Women’s World Cup (@FIFAWWC) August 7, 2023

At 25, in a new play built still in their defense field after recovering the ball, Fowler found Cooney-Cross on the left, received it back and then got a millimeter pass in the middle of the Danish defense to find Van Egmond in the small area. As she had her back to the goal, the striker took it easy to adjust for Raso, who arrived hitting first, low and crossed, to score the second.

The relatively comfortable lead on the scoreboard was accompanied by new excitement for the home crowd. At 34, the team’s star, Sam Kerr, was finally able to debut in the Cup. Injured in the calf shortly before the start of the competition, she was left out of the entire first phase and replaced Raso, who scored the second goal.

Kerr had a good chance to score when he received from the right and kicked over the goal. Harder, on the Danish side, also had the opportunity to reduce, but the left kick went aimlessly.

Without major scares, the Matildas confirmed the triumph by 2 to 0 and the classification for the third time in history in the quarterfinals, the most advanced stage that the country has ever reached in a World Cup edition. With good performances in the last two games (they beat Canada 4-0 at the end of the group stage, eliminating the current Olympic champions), the strength of the crowd and the return of their main player, Australia arrives with expectations of doing the unprecedented .

France and Morocco duel this Tuesday (8), in Adelaide, for the right to face Australia in the quarterfinals. The confrontation of the next phase is scheduled for Saturday (12), in Brisbane.

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— FIFA Women’s World Cup (@FIFAWWC) August 7, 2023

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