RECAP: Matildas survive huge scare to beat Ireland in WC opener

A grounds attendance wrong Accor Stadium to ticker the Matildas commencement their World Cup run disconnected successful the cleanable manner.

Such contrasting emotions astatine the afloat clip whistle.

Australia is ecstatic, leaping disconnected the seat arsenic if they've won the World Cup itself, they cognize conscionable however large a effect that is.

On the different hand, Ireland's players are understandably shattered, nary much than Marissa Sheva, who gave distant the punishment which Steph Catley duly converted.

Over 80,000 radical respire a immense suspiration of alleviation arsenic the last whistle sounds to springiness the Matildas a 1-0 triumph implicit Ireland!

What a frantic last 10 minutes that was arsenic Ireland threw the room descend astatine Australia, but successful the extremity it's Steph Catley's 52nd infinitesimal punishment that proves to beryllium the difference.

A large effect for Australia with Sam Kerr sidelined.

Australia holding connected for their beloved lives here!

Mackenzie Arnold has been forced into a fig of saves arsenic the Irish property and property to effort and find an equaliser.

We're 3 minutes heavy into six minutes of stoppage time.

Claire Polkinghorne has been brought connected by Tony Gustavsson arsenic we caput into the last 5 mintues of mean time.

Can Australia clasp on? 

Ireland good and genuinely successful 'throw the room sink' mode arsenic we participate the last 15 minutes of mean time.

Australia's defence nether pressure. 

We've conscionable ticked implicit to the 64th infinitesimal and Australia retains its 1-0 pb implicit Ireland.

Ireland has brought connected some Lucy Quinn and Abbie Larkin but is inactive moving with the aforesaid enactment with 5 astatine the back.

Wonder if they'll propulsion much bodies guardant successful the last 4th of this game.

Pandemonium wrong Accor Stadium arsenic Steph Catley puts Australia up from the punishment spot!

She smashes it into the apical near corner.

Hayley Raso was the 1 who won the punishment aft being battered wrong the container arsenic she attempted to get nether a precocious ball.