LIVE: Record-setting Matildas crush Canada

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Socceroos icon Mark Schwarzer and Matildas large Amy Chapman can't rather judge what they've seen retired there.

"It was perfectly astonishing being successful the stadium," Schwarzer says connected Optus Sport's coverage.

"I don't deliberation I've ever jumped up with that overmuch joy. That was the show everyone has been waiting more."

"I'm inactive shaking down here," Chapman adds.

"The ambiance was incredible. I've ne'er been truthful arrogant of the squad to execute aft coming successful nether truthful overmuch pressure."

Injured Matildas prima Chloe Logarzo is successful tears watching her teammates observe that triumph implicit Canada.

"I'm truthful arrogant of the girls," she says connected Optus Sports' coverage.

"They needed this tonight, not conscionable for the crowd, and for themselves. I tin lone consciousness however astonishing it would beryllium down there."

The Matildas are officially done to the circular of 16 astatine the FIFA Women's World Cup aft a crushing 4-0 triumph implicit Canada!

Despite coming into the lucifer nether a full heap of unit arsenic they faced a do-or-die scenario, Australia's women person responded by signaling their largest ever triumph astatine a World Cup.

There's an outpouring of emotion and nary uncertainty immoderate alleviation arsenic the players observe astatine the last whistle! Pandemonium successful the stands.

The World Cup imagination continues on.

The Matildas apical Group B with six points, portion Nigeria goes done successful 2nd with 5 points.

GAME OVER 0-0 DRAW!

Well, that's the crippled and Nigeria decorativeness runners up to Australia successful Group B.

All Nigeria knew was to debar decision and they've done conscionable that against Ireland.

Ireland people their archetypal points of the tourney with this draw.

Nigeria present beforehand to the knockout stages.

McCabe and O'Sullivan were brave for Ireland, Monday showing her stamina for Nigeria successful the second portion of the match.

The Matildas person a punishment aft different VAR telephone aft Jessie Fleming is deemed to person trodden connected Katrina Gorry's feet connected the borderline of the box.

Gorry is hardly wrong the box.

Matildas skipper Steph Catley steps up to the punishment spot and lashes it past Sheridan to marque it 4 goals for Australia.

She runs consecutive to the seat and each of Australia rejoices.

An further 7 minutes successful other time, with Nigeria keen to unafraid a gully and cement their spot successful the knockout stages.

Ireland's driblet successful possession successful the 2nd fractional has assistance Nigeria instrumentality power and play their crippled benignant to hopefully debar defeat.

A precocious surge from Ireland but to nary avail, Nigeria's defence clasp strong.

The most-capped subordinate successful this Matildas squad, Clare Polkinghorne, is successful the game, replacing Emily van Egmond.

Another beardown displacement from van Egmond, but astute of Gustavsson to instrumentality her disconnected aft she'd been booked earlier successful this one. 

The attendance contiguous is confirmed astatine 27,706. A terrific turnout. 

A hard deed with some Nnadozie and Carusa coming disconnected 2nd best.

Both players had eyes connected the shot disconnected a McCabe swinging changeable crossed goal.

Agg and Payne person been subbed for Larkin and Sheva from Ireland successful the 83rd minute.

Nnadozie is having crystal applied to her collar bony aft the deed and looks successful a batch of discomfort.

Meantime Ireland's Carusa is being tested for concussion.

Both person returned to play retired the last minutes of this match.

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