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[1/2]Soccer Football – FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 – Quarter Final – Australia v France – Brisbane Stadium , Brisbane, Australia – August 12, 2023 Australia’s Mackenzie Arnold celebrates with teammates after winning the penalty shootout and progressing to the semi finals of…
SYDNEY, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Australia goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold surely won a legion of fans with her steely-eyed heroics in Saturday’s quarter-final penalty shootout victory at the Women’s World Cup.
Once the target of criticism in the women’s game, goalkeepers have been show-stoppers Down Under with umpteen theatrical game-salvaging saves.
Arnold – known affectionately as “Macca” – saved three spot-kicks against France on Saturday, despite pinging her own penalty kick off the post.
Calling it the “craziest game” she had ever played in, the 29-year-old West Ham keeper had to…