Kerr's crunch call ahead of do-or-die Matildas clash

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Australian superstar Sam Kerr has revealed she volition instrumentality to the tract for the Matildas' circular of 16 lucifer against Denmark contempt spending clip connected the sideline with a calf injury.

As the Matildas touched down successful Sydney up of their must-win lucifer connected Monday night, Kerr confirmed to 9News she would play her much-anticipated archetypal crippled astatine this World Cup.

"I'm truly excited," she said.

"I volition play."

Sam Kerr speaks to a 9News newsman astatine Sydney Airport up of the Matildas' circular of 16 lucifer against Denmark. (9News)

Kerr has truthful acold sat retired Australia's run aft she suffered a calf injury successful grooming the time earlier the team's opening lucifer against the Republic of Ireland.

The Chelsea weapon was listed connected the seat for Australia's last radical lucifer against Canada, but did not lukewarm up and was not needed arsenic the Matildas sent the reigning Olympic champions packing.

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The update from Kerr follows the show of the striker astatine squad grooming connected Thursday and Friday.

Observed with a shot astatine her feet, it was the strongest denotation yet that Kerr would beryllium acceptable to instrumentality connected Denmark.

The Matildas volition hole for the knockout lucifer successful occidental Sydney.

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