Canada and Australia face off tomorrow at FIFA Women's World Cup with elimination on the line
MELBOURNE, Australia - The exit door at the FIFA Women'scould swing open for Canada on Monday. Or the Canadians could use it to usher out co-host Australia.“We know it's going to a fight . They're fighting for their life,” veteran Canadian midfielder Sophie Schmidt said of the 10th-ranked Matildas. “But we're prepared as best we can be for what they have to offer. We know what we have to do to get the result.”run ahead of us,” she added. “ is a massive big step for us.
The permutations favour seventh-ranked Canada, which will advance with a win or draw while the Matildas need to win to be certain of advancing.The Canadians can still keep going with a loss, providing Nigeria loses to Ireland in Brisbane and ends up on the wrong end of a tiebreaker. And Australia could advance with a draw if Nigeria is beaten and the tiebreakers favour the Matildas.Both had their issues getting past No.
Gustafsson, meanwhile, said his team will have to be careful not to allow the Canadians counterattacking opportunities as the Matildas press for a result.The Canadians looked to translate their gold-medal performance at the 12-country Tokyo Olympics into success at the 32-countryAustralia had the weight of a nation on its shoulders, knowing no host team has ever failed to make the knockout rounds at the eight previous editions of the tournament .
“So there's a lot on the table to discuss,” Gustafsson said. “We probably won't know how exactly we're going to use that until we come here to the stadium .”“I think she's just one player,” said Fleming, who plays alongside Kerr at England's Chelsea. “We're preparing for the game the same regardless of whether or not she plays, how much she plays. I think they have a very good team with or without her.
The Matildas have been equally wasteful, putting just nine of 40 shots on target and completing 13 of 41 crosses. Gustafsson, however, disagreed saying the attacking football against Nigeria was the top game out of his team's last 15, Adriana Leon scored all three goals in the two most recent victories, which upped Canada's record against the Matildas to 6-2-2 this century.
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