LIVE: Kerr to start in Matildas' last WWC lineup

The Matildas person arrived astatine Brisbane Stadium and begun warming up up of their gathering with Sweden.

Kickoff is little than 50 minutes away!

Australia volition tract an unchanged starting lineup from their semi-final nonaccomplishment to England.

Veteran Clare Polkinhorne holds onto her starting spot with cardinal defender Alanna Kennedy again ruled retired aft exhibiting delayed concussion symptoms from the team's quarter-final triumph implicit France.

After stating that she is "ready to go" astatine yesterday's pre-match property conference, superstar striker Sam Kerr besides retains her spot successful the XI.

"Once I'm back there's nary holding maine back," she told media.

With manager Tony Gustavsson rotating the aforesaid prime radical of players passim the tournament, support an oculus retired for Cortnee Vine, Emily van Egmond and Alex Chidiac to beryllium injected into the lucifer to adhd caller legs.

No substance the effect of the third-place playoff, the Matildas' historical tally astatine this Women's World Cup volition beryllium honoured astatine a peculiar instrumentality solemnisation successful Brisbane connected Sunday.

As a token of gratitude, the squad volition beryllium presented with the keys to Brisbane — their basal metropolis for the tournament.

"Our Matildas enactment guardant an all-mighty effort successful each azygous infinitesimal of each azygous lucifer and it's just to accidental they person won the hearts of a nation," City of Brisbane lord politician Adrian Schrinner said successful a statement.

"The interaction this 23-woman squad led by Sam Kerr has had connected women's athletics is unprecedented, and the ripple effect connected the increasing assemblage volition undoubtedly beryllium felt for years to come.

"The keys to the metropolis are awarded to those who embody the ideals of Brisbane, and the tenacity, squad tone and determination of the Matildas is simply a cleanable illustration of what it means to beryllium not conscionable a Brisbane resident, but an Australian.

"These inspiring pistillate athletes merit this recognition."

The Matildas' World Cup bequest is acceptable to beryllium immortalised with a "significant" $200 cardinal committedness to backing women's sport.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese volition denote connected Saturday the "Play Our Way" program, to amended sporting facilities and instrumentality specifically for women and girls.

He said the interaction of the Matildas' occurrence on with that of the Diamonds and Wallaroos, "changed Australian athletics forever".

A public work announcement that the Matildas volition beryllium wearing their distant jersey for tonight's lucifer against Sweden.

The Matildas first rocked the bluish get-up for their radical signifier triumph implicit Canada.

While it is not the accepted greenish and gold, the trio of colours featured connected the distant jersey gives a motion to Australia's earthy wonders.

As they person done each lucifer time this Women's World Cup, the Matildas' went connected a squad locomotion astir Brisbane up of their third-place playoff against Sweden.

The squad besides did immoderate stretching and "prehab" unneurotic astatine their hotel.

Earlier successful the tournament, Matildas manager Tony Gustavsson lifted the lid connected however the squad approaches lucifer day.

"From [the evening earlier astatine 7pm] until kick-off, it's each astir the players and their time," helium told media up of Australia's semi last against France.

"I precise seldom speech to the squad and players connected crippled time due to the fact that it's their day.

"I'll accidental arsenic a coach, if you privation to attack players, bash it earlier the game. If you haven't done it earlier crippled time [then] don't amusement your ain accent by going to players and saying, 'You request to bash this, this, and this'.

"Trust the players connected crippled day."

Matildas skipper Sam Kerr has revealed she, astatine 1 point, feared she would instrumentality nary portion successful this location FIFA Women's World Cup.

The poster miss of the event, Kerr sat retired Australia's opening 3 radical games aft suffering a calf wounded successful grooming connected the eve of the tournament.

Despite uncertainty surrounding her availability for the remainder of the Matildas' campaign, Kerr was brought connected arsenic a second-half substitute during Australia's circular of 16 triumph implicit Denmark and quarter-final triumph implicit France.

After returning to the Matildas' starting XI for Australia's semi-final nonaccomplishment to England, Kerr reflected connected her "rollercoaster" World Cup journey.

COMMENT: It was written each implicit Ellie Carpenter's look successful the infinitesimal and again astatine full-time.

The Matildas prima knew she'd made an uncharacteristic mistake that turned the semi final. World Cups are won and mislaid by tiny margins and with the people astatine 1-1 and momentum connected the Matildas' side, it was Carpenter's fearfulness infinitesimal arsenic she doubly miscued a clearance, allowing Lauren Hemp successful connected goal, that snatched it decisively distant again.

Speaking to media, including Wide World of Sports, successful the mixed portion aft the game, Carpenter was shattered.