We arrived in Australia this week for the Women's World Cup! It was a 24 hour journey from Michigan to Sydney, including a four hour layover in LA and then a 14 hour flight to Sydney. Fortunately, we sleep much of the way here, and so we were in decent shape for the main events of the day - two quaterfinal matches.
While we had tickets to the England-Columbia match our first night in town, we first wanted to watch the other quarterfinal that day - Australia vs. France. Therefore, we headed to the stadium early with the goal of seeing the Matildas, as the Aussie women's team are known, in a sports bar prior to the England match.
We found a nice pub called The Locker Room nearby and made our way in prior to kickoff. All the tables were taken, so we just sat on the floor.
The crowd, understandably, was decidedly behind the Tillies, the Aussie's term of endearment for the Matildas. The game was an epic back and forth clash, and it finished 0-0 at the end of regular and added time. Therefore, it was on to penalties. Australia outlasted France after the shootout, which went to 10 rounds, capped by a peach of a penalty by substitute Clare Hunt!
Subsequently, we found a nice documentary about the Matildas on Disney Plus, which we have been watching. It is really quite good, and I sense a true team spirit that is missing from a lot of the other national teams.
We are routing for the Matildas to go all the way. We will see them take on England in 2 days time. Until then, Go Tillies!
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