LIVE: Kerr call made ahead of crucial France clash

Coming into the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Matildas manager Tony Gustavsson lone wanted 1 happening from the Australian public.

Ahead of their quarter-final against France tonight, Gustavsson said content was each the broadside needed, but aft their daze nonaccomplishment to Nigeria successful their 2nd excavation game, helium feared they had mislaid it.

But Gustavsson persisted with the aforesaid plan, and it's been creaseless sailing ever since. They've stayed "true to who (they) are", and haven't truthful overmuch arsenic conceded a goal. 

"When it comes to dealing with things from extracurricular our circle, we didn't alteration anything," helium said of the Nigeria loss.

"We kept existent to who we are, we believed successful our preparation. We person done the aforesaid happening starring into the World Cup arsenic during the World Cup.

"Whether it was a triumph oregon a loss, we stayed existent to our processes, and we evaluated our performances."

And helium feels the nationalist has present got connected committee with that crippled plan.

"We volition ever enactment existent to who we are, play our game, and believe," helium said.

"At the opening of the tournament, we asked for the content from the extracurricular but present we person besides earned the content from the outside."