The last time the Matildas played in Perth was in 2018, when a crowd of 7549 watched them rout Thailand at HBF Park. This time about 100,000 will turn out across three games.
Emily van Egmond gets recognised on the street a lot these days. The midfielder is, after all, fourth on the Matildas’ all-time appearances list and was on the pitch for some of the big World Cup moments barely three months ago.
“I dare say when Sam Kerr lands there’s going to be a frenzy for her, so I won’t be walking with her to any coffee shops,” van Egmond laughed on Monday at WA State Football Centre, where the Matildas are preparing for a run of three crucial Olympic qualifiers. The last time the Matildas played in Perth was in 2018, when a crowd of 7,549 watched Alen Stajcic’s side defeat Thailand 5-0 at HBF Park, then called nib Stadium. Five years later, the 20,500-capacity venue has been sold out twice, for the October 26 and November 1 matches against world No.63 Iran and world No.38 Taiwan respectively.
Van Egmond herself has won the National Women’s Soccer League Shield with San Diego Wave in the United States. Kerr provided two assists over the weekend to help Chelsea beat Brighton and move joint top of the English Women’s Super League, alongside Mary Fowler’s and Alanna Kennedy’s Manchester City.
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