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In the second round in group C, Australia takes on Brazil in the Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier. Australia must, in any case, achieve a good result to control their chances of reaching the eighth finals.
Australia:
Australia started the World Cup with a false start by losing its opening game 1-2 to Italy. Captain Sam Kerr gave The Matildas a 1-0 lead halfway through the first half, but after tea it all went wrong. The Italian ladies managed to pass the Australian goalkeeper twice and immersed the yellow shirts in deep mourning.
Australia is the number six in the FIFA world ranking and managed to reach the quarter-finals at the World Cup four years ago, so elimination in the group stage would be disastrous. At home, interim national coach Ante Milicic, who recently succeeded the fired Alen Stajcic, received serious criticism. ‘If you think that you can introduce a completely different philosophy and way of playing in just five international matches, then you are wrong. Then you go for it, “said former international Heather Garriock. Kerr, the absolute star among the Australian ladies, did not want to worry too much about the surprising defeat against Italy: ‘Of course it is annoying that you lose your opening match, but we still have two group matches ahead of us. We must now throw all shyness away and will go full-blow against Brazil for the victory. ” Brazil is an opponent that at least suits Australia well. The last two years both countries met each other four times, and all those duels resulted in an Australian victory.
Brazil:
Brazil had a dramatic preparation by losing no less than nine times in a row prior to the World Cup, but at the time it really mattered, the South American ladies gave in at home. Last weekend, Brazil easily won 3-0 against Jamaica thanks to a hat trick from Cristiane. The 34-year-old striker thus wrote Cristiano Ronaldo out of the books as the oldest hat-trick maker at a World Cup.
Cristiane is certainly not the only old warrior in the Brazilian selection. Also six-time Balon d’Or winner Martha (33 years old) is working on what will most likely be her last trick, although the 41-year-old (!) Midfield star Formiga shows that with a bit of luck you can enter the global age women football. “We have this World Cup, and then the 2020 Olympics. After that, it’s probably finished for this generation,” said 30-year-old goalkeeper Barbara. “We want to flame again,” says Formiga. “I’m just as hungry as during my first World Cup.”
With Martha, Brazil has one of the icons of women’s football, but As Canarinhas cannot match the performance of their male countrymen. The best performance at a World Cup was second place in 2007, and the only other time that Brazil managed to reach at least the semi-finals was in 1999. In addition, Martha has been struggling with injury for quite some time. The star player had to miss out on the opening game against Jamaica, and is also a big question mark for the encounter against Australia.
Australia W vs Brazil W head to head matches
26.07.18 ToN Brazil W Australia W 1 : 3
19.09.17 FI Australia W Brazil W 3 : 2
16.09.17 FI Australia W Brazil W 2 : 1
04.08.17 ToN Australia W Brazil W 6 : 1
13.08.16 OG Brazil W Australia W 1 : 0 (0 : 0)