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Matildas captain and star striker Sam Kerr has been ruled out of the opening matches of the 2023 Women’s World Cup due to injury.
Barely an hour before Australia’s campaign began at Stadium Australia on Thursday, Football Australia announced on social media that Kerr would be unavailable due to a calf injury picked up on Wednesday. “Sam will be unavailable for the next two matches with the Matildas Medical Team to re-assess her following our second group stage match,” the team tweeted.
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