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By Emily Patterson and Anna PavlouAugust 16, 2023 - 9:51AM
Alanna Kennedy's jumper hangs successful the Australia dressing country contempt the seasoned defender being ruled retired of the lucifer with illness.
Alanna Kennedy's jumper hangs successful the Australia dressing country contempt the cardinal defender being ruled retired of the Matildas' crunch clash with illness.
Football Australia said Kennedy was excessively sick to be the match, with seasoned Clare Polkinghorne taking her spot successful the Matildas' starting XI.
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Kerr to start
Sam Kerr warms up of the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 semi last betwixt Australia and England.
Kerr has been named successful Australia's starting XI for the archetypal clip this tournament.
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'It's shot not soccer'
A young England instrumentality sends a commanding connection to Australians.
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The rivalry reignited
Australia fans poke amusive astatine the English with an amusing sign.
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Mini Matilda successful the making
A young Matildas protagonist welcomes her squad to the field.
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A goat and a ceramic partition locomotion into Stadium Australia
Sam Kerr and Mackenzie Arnold of Australia get astatine the Stadium Australia anterior to the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 semi last lucifer betwixt Australia and England.
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Australia arrives
Australia players arrives astatine Stadium Australia up of their semi last against England.
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Mate vs mate
Friendships were enactment connected clasp arsenic fans of some Australia and England made their mode into Stadium Australia for the Matildas' semi final.
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Battle lines are drawn
An England instrumentality earlier the FIFA Women's World Cup semi last match.
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English fans successful the house
They whitethorn beryllium fewer and acold betwixt but the English fans are successful the stands and showing their enactment for their beloved Lionesses.
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'Macca's connected fire, nah nah nah nah, Macca's connected fire'
This unit has pulled a genius costume unneurotic to wage tribute to the goalie who earned subordinate of the lucifer successful the Matildas' quarter-final triumph against France.
They've paid tribute to superstar Mackenzie " ceramic wall" Arnold aft her standout show successful the longest punishment shootout successful Worlf Cup history.
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