LIVE: Matildas take lead after crucial VAR decision

Katie McCabe draws the foul, mounting up a important play successful the 20th minute.

But Nigeria's defence is not to beryllium rocked yet. A cleanable prevention and nary extremity acknowledgment to keeper Nnadozi.

Two minutes aboriginal and O'Sullivan's classy skills are connected show for Ireland, connected the counter, uncovering Carusa, who whitethorn person been disconnected broadside with a debased cross.

A artifact and last clearance from Nigeria relieves the pressure.

So far, truthful bully for Australia arsenic we tick implicit the 20-minute people successful Melbourne.

Canada has bossed possession, presently having implicit 70 per cent of it, but they've looked truly susceptible connected the antagonistic attack.

Australia with 2 shots, some connected target, portion Canada conscionable has 1 changeable connected target.

Shades of the Japan-Spain crippled from earlier contiguous truthful far.

Nigeria connected the antagonistic onslaught successful the 14th minute, with Kanu passing neatly to Oshoala.

She charges forward, but misses conscionable past the near post.

The strength is precocious early. Nigeria lone request a gully to qualify.

Ireland are attacking early, mostly successful control.

But they miss a immense accidental early, skipper Katie McCabe onto the near foot, archetypal clip strike, the shot keeps debased but is disconnected target.

WHAT A SAVE!

The Matildas are each implicit Canada similar a rash here, cutting up the defence down the left-hand broadside of the field.

It's a c transcript of the play which led to the opener arsenic Catley whips 1 into the container and finds Raso again.

She looks similar she's scored a treble earlier a superb prevention from the diving Kailen Sheridan successful extremity for Canada.

What a rollercoaster of emotions!

Hayley Raso thinks she's netted the Matildas opener, but it's waved disconnected with an offside flag.

However, the VAR overturns the on-field call, saying Steph Catley was not offside successful the lead-up and it's the imagination commencement for Australia.

"It was a textbook curved tally from Catley, timed beautifully, truly clever," says Amy Chapman connected commentary for Optus Sport.

We're done the archetypal 7 minutes present and the ball's mostly been successful the midfield.

Canada bossing possession aboriginal with 59 per cent of the ball, but neither squad has a changeable connected extremity conscionable yet. 

The Matildas footwear disconnected and we're officially underway astatine AAMI Park!

Play besides underway astatine Suncorp Stadium arsenic Ireland takes connected Nigeria. We'll bring you updates from some matches.