Australia face their toughest match yet against France’s lethal attack but Les Bleues may fear the same of Tony Gustavsson’s side
Here we go again. For the third match in a row, the Matildas face a do-or-die moment. Win and the dream stays alive, lose and it is all over.
Such is the nature of the World Cup, these beguiling moments every four years that take fans, entire nations even, from the depths of despair to the highest heights of ecstasy. Everything turns on these 90, 120 or more minutes on Saturday afternoon. The hopes and dreams of Australia on the shoulders of 23 women.
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