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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.
"Waltzing Matilda" is a song developed in the Australian style of poetry and folk music called a bush ballad. It has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem". [1] The title was Australian slang for travelling on foot (waltzing) with one's belongings in a "matilda" slung over one's back. [2]
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]
Most importantly, the Matildas are now relatively well-funded after going on strike over equal pay following the 2015 Women’s World Cup, in which they became the first Australian team to win a ...
Australian Tennis magazine invited readers to suggest a nickname for the Davis Cup team in 1996. [12] The Australia Fed Cup team has been called the Cockatoos , first suggested by player Casey Dellacqua in a press conference at the April 2012 match against Germany .
When the Australian women’s national team, the Matildas as they’re nicknamed here, took to the pitch Wednesday night (6 a.m. Wednesday ET) for their first-ever World Cup semifinal against ...
During a recent team trip to Melbourne, Tony Gustavsson, head coach of Australia’s national women’s soccer team, called a meeting. Instead of leading the Matildas through a tactical discussion ...
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.