Australia's dream of hoisting the Women's World Cup trophy is over but the co-hosts are determined to take more than a bronze medal away from a watershed tournament.
The Matildas lost 3-1 to England on Wednesday but won over a nation during their first run to a World Cup semi-finals, drawing record crowds and TV audiences.
Australia's players are already guaranteed $165,000 each from FIFA's prize pool for making the semis. They can lift that to $180,000 if they beat Sweden in Brisbane. Months after that World Cup, they went on strike over pay and conditions, fed up with contracts that demanded professional commitment for poverty-line wages.The Matildas have had gender pay parity with the national men's side since 2019.
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