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The team's official nickname is "the Matildas" (from the Australian folk song Waltzing Matilda; officially known as the CommBank Matildas for sponsorship reasons); [2] they were known as the "Female Socceroos" before 1995. [3] Australia is a three-time OFC champion, one-time AFC champion and one-time AFF champion.
The Mini Matildas are Australia's women's national under-17 team. [31] The team was established when FIFA announced that the U-17 Women's World Cup would be launched in 2008. Australia has yet to qualify for the World Cup at this age level. [citation needed] The Deaf Matildas are Australian national deaf team. [32]
In Australia, the national representative team of many sports has a nickname, used informally when referring to the team in the media or in conversation. These nicknames are typically derived from well-known symbols of Australia. Often the nickname is combined with that of a commercial sponsor, such as the "Qantas Wallabies" or the "Telstra ...
Women’s World Cup co-host Australia has developed a national obsession with its team, the Matildas, who face England in the semifinal on Wednesday.
The world turns upside down during Sam Kerr’s trademark goalscoring celebration. She wheels away from the goal, cartwheels across the pitch and completes it with a backflip, soaking in the ...
The Sydney Opera House lit up in support of the Matildas on 7 August, before the Australia vs. Denmark match [1]. In the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, the performance of the Australia women's national soccer team (nicknamed "the Matildas") captivated nationwide attention and had a significant ongoing impact on the perception of women's sport in Australia.
Two matches stand between Australia and an historic Women’s World Cup win and the nation, perhaps prematurely, is debating the pros and cons of a national holiday versus a ticker tape parade for ...
The team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Federation Australia (FFA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. The team's official nickname is the Young Matildas.