Caitlin Foord cannot fathom losing the third-place play-off on Saturday and reliving the moment Australia lost their Tokyo Olympics bronze medal match to the US.
The utility of the World Cup’s penultimate match has long been a source of contention. What worth should be placed on a play-off for third place when the ultimate prize is already lost?
Australia’s 3-1 semi-final defeat to England means they will play Sweden to determine who will finish third in the 2023 tournament and who’ll be fourth. “It’s extremely important,” Foord said. “The first thing that comes into my mind is the Olympics, when we fell short and then battled for the bronze medal match.
Caitlin Foord arrives in Brisbane on Thursday with the Matildas squad to prepare for Saturday’s third-place play-off.That 4-3 loss to the US two years ago is a reference point for more than one reason. Tony Gustavsson’s side were only relegated to that tie because they had lost their semi-final to Sweden three days earlier, in 90 minutes characterised by almost finishes for Australia and one unfortunate deflection that allowed Fridolina Rolfo to score the only goal.
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