Summary
And with that, the Matildas have played their final home game for 2023; a year that started with so much hope and promise and somehow managed to unfold in a manner that still defied all expectation and reason and left Australia forever changed.
The team will play two final games to wrap up their year in North America next month, facing off with Canada in back-to-back fixtures that will serve as the final games of Christine Sinclair’s legendary career. Their thoughts will then turn to the final phase of Olympic qualification – hopefully we know who they’ll be playing by then.
Thanks for your company tonight and be sure to check out Jo Khan’s report from Perth Oval.
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Amid that reported USWNT interest, Tony Gustavsson is asked by Robbie Thompson on the coverage if he will still be with the Matildas come the Paris Olympics in the event they qualify.
“I love this team. And we have unfinished business to do.”
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