Greatness beckons for the Matildas, and Queensland is at the heart of it. Here we break down the state’s roots behind the historic World Cup charge.
A legacy like no other in Australian sport has been built, and Queensland is at the heart of it.
Saturday’s enthralling semi-final win over France at Suncorp Stadium proved that, the decibels near-deafening once Sam Kerr took the field.The volume turned up a notch with each save made by goalkeeper and Gold Coast product Mackenzie Arnold, bettered only by former Brisbane Roar defender Cortnee Vine’s final goal to seal a semi-final berth against England.
Vine – the Peninsula Power junior – is joined among the Queenslanders by Mary Fowler, who in Kerr’s early tournament absence had become one of the breakout stars.
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