Sam Kerr’s Australia will hope to make the most of their recent form and home advantage in their opener against Ireland.
When: Thursday, July 20
Where: Stadium Australia, Sydney
Kickoff: 8pm (10:00 GMT)
If Australia captain Sam Kerr is carrying the weight of a country’s expectations on her shoulders, she has done well to not let herself get bogged down by them.
The tournament co-hosts open their much-anticipated campaign against the Republic of Ireland in front of a packed Stadium Australia in Sydney on Thursday.
Kerr, the Matildas’ forward and biggest name on the pitch, said going into the match that will kick off her team’s journey in the tournament seemed “a bit unreal.”
“It’s actually happening. All the prep work that we’ve done for years, all the days of hard work, and now it’s finally coming together in 24 hours,” she said during the pre-match press…