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Anna Harrington

MYSTERIOUS: Brazil beat matildas to spoil polkinghorne s party - What They Never Told You

Clare Polkinghorne bids farewell after being substituted in the Matildas' 3-1 defeat to Brazil. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

The Matildas will dust themselves down and attempt to quickly move on after a physical, relentless Brazil beat Australia 3-1 to crash retiring great Clare Polkinghorne's send-off match in Brisbane.

Amanda Gutierres struck in the sixth and 13th minutes - a day after telling media she hoped to score two goals - at Suncorp Stadium to bring Australia undone in front of 47,501 fans on Thursday.

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