Matildas: The World at Our Feet (2023): Season 1, Episode 1 - Dare to Dream - full transcript

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ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen,

today is a very important day,

because today,

the FIFA Council has

taken the decision to appoint the host

of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

I can announce

the host country,

which will be...

- Australia and New Zealand.
- (ALL CHEERING)

KERR: If we win the World Cup,
that would just be everything.



It's like the royal of all royals.

It's not gonna be easy.

We've only had Tony
for a short amount of time.

I love how we play. I love it.

KERR: There's a lot more
pressure 'cause it's a home World Cup.

ALANNA: But as Matildas,

we have the never-say-die attitude.

CATLEY: It's ingrained in us.

ALL: Aussies!
CATLEY: You don't stop running.

You don't stop believing
in what we can achieve.

FEMALE FAN: Aussie spirit.

The kind that never give up.

They're battlers,

they keep going. They keep going.



ELLIE: The team we have right now,

this is the team to do something special.

This is the generation.

If we're gonna do it,
we're gonna do it now.

COMMENTATOR 1: The late show
is from the Matildas.

KERR: Imagine in 20 years' time,

being the topic of
how did the Matildas win that World Cup

in 2023?

(CROWD CHEERING)

MALE COACH: Bend down and touch your toes.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY)

WOMAN: Bacon, eggs on it?

MAN: Yep.
WOMAN: Thank you.

(CHILDREN CLAMOURING)

(WHISTLE BLOWING)

ELLIE: When I was growing up, I lived

literally in the middle of nowhere.

As a kid,

the women's game
wasn't really as big as now.

CATLEY: When I grew up,
I didn't even know who the Matildas were.

It just wasn't on the TV

and all my role models were men.

MALE COACH: Good save.

If anyone asks me, "Who was
your female sporting idol growing up?"

I can't answer it, I didn't have it.

So, that's the main thing now,

is inspiring that next generation

and showing girls they can do
whatever they want to do.

FEMALE COACH: Look up,
look at where you're going.

And turn.

GIRL 1: When I grow up,
I wanna be a Matilda player.

I just love football.

FEMALE COACH: Off you go.

GIRL 2: I really look up to the Matildas

as good inspiration
for all girls that want to play soccer.

And they're just good.
They're like heroes.

FEMALE COACH: Chase, girls.
Chase, chase, chase. Chase.

FEMALE FAN: The Matildas are really
the golden team of our country.

I think they're really relatable
to the crowd, to the fans,

and they really make it seem
that impossible

is nothing, really,
because they all started from here.

Their journey and their sharing
of their journey is what's

inspiring the players coming after them.

For me, you can't be
what you can't see. So...

I look at this World Cup
as endless opportunities

in terms of the impact
that we can have on, you know,

so many young girls
to follow their dreams.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Fists in the front row
like Sam's got fists or...

What do you want, girls?

Nah, I think hand is more manly...
I mean...

(ALL LAUGHING AND CHATTERING)

KERR: As a kid,
all I wanted to do was play sport.

I was just like a normal, like,

grubby 10-year-old.

Never wanted to, like, brush my hair.

I never paid attention at school.

Yeah, I was naughty. (CHUCKLES)

I got asked to leave in year nine.

(LAUGHS)

PHOTOGRAPHER: Hands on knees it is.

KERR: I am the same
as every other person.

Like, some days, I wake up

and I feel like crap.
I don't want to go to training.

- All righty.
- PHOTOGRAPHER: Ready, guys?

A quick game's a good game.

KERR: As captain of the team,
I'm not this,

you know, motivational captain,
that will stand up there

and give these amazing speeches,

but I'm doing everything I can
to make us win.

There's so much pressure to perform well

and do something amazing for our country.

The Matildas have become a household name,
and everyone expects them to win.

ELLIE: Sam Kerr,

she's one
of the best strikers in the world.

And we're glad that she's Australian.

(ALL CHEERING AND CLAMOURING)

- MAN: Who's your favorite player?
- Sam Kerr!

I wanna be like Sam Kerr.

COMMENTATOR 1: Sam Kerr.

Australia, head over heels
about this superstar.

She's always been the one person
I've looked up to playing soccer.

COMMENTATOR 1: Sam Kerr!

- Wow! Wow!
- (CROWD CHEERING)

FEMALE FAN:
Being a massive Chelsea fan,

Sam Kerr is the greatest of all time.

MALE FAN: Her movement
is the best in women's football.

The amount of chances
she gets on goal is ridiculous.

Whatever team Sam Kerr's in
is gonna be brilliant.

She's amazing.

COMMENTATOR 1: Oh, my word.

What an unbelievable goal from Sam Kerr.

KERR: Good win, good win.

Next one, next one, it's fine.

I'm viewed as one
of the best players in the world.

Let's keep it up.

But I go to training every day
and think there's players there that are

much better than me
that aren't recognized.

(CHUCKLES)

I don't think of myself as one of
the best players in the world.

All right, set up.
All the fours, set up. It's fine.

I don't think any Australian
will say that. (LAUGHS)

We're in Kristie's apartment,
in New York, actually.

And she's at training,

so I've got the job of making sure

she has something to eat
when she comes back.

I'm not the best cook, so, eggs it is.

The last time I had a decent break,
which was only two and a half weeks,

was before I'd signed for Chelsea,

which was two and a half years ago, now.

Not very good at the whole avocado thing,
she'll have to deal with it.

(CHUCKLES) Aussie special.

I live in London,

so, tthis was kind of my,
like, crazy week.

I went New York, Barça, New York.

LA this weekend,

then to Boston,

back to New York.

Dunzo. Maybe I'll put
a little bit more on.

Might as well.

My life is really hectic,

but I think it's, like, all worth it.

Hi.

(SMOOCHES)

Hi.

Ooh. Okay.

How was practice?

Practice was good.

- Are you gonna eat...
- It was hard... No, I'm gonna get it.

It was hard today, actually.

KRISTIE: Being away
from her is like,

one of the hardest things
I have to do every single day,

because she's such
an important person in my life.

She's my best friend,
like, I wanna do everything with her.

What've you been doing?

KERR: I went into the city.

I actually met this... I didn't meet him.

He came up to me and was like,

"Sam..." Like, he was an Australian

and he worked for The New Yorker
or something. And I was like...

- KRISTIE: That's a big deal.
- Is it?

- The New Yorker is a big deal.
- I didn't know what it was.

(MUTTERS)

Sam is very funny.

- (LAUGHS)
- She always makes me laugh, always.

As a person, as a teammate, as a leader,

she's kind of like the whole package.

And I think that that's something that

everyone strives to be,

but she just naturally has it.

So I think that that's super inspiring.

And I think that, like, anyone would be
lucky to have her on their team, so...

- (LAUGHS)
- Do you hate that?

It's fine.

- Did you hate that?
- No, it's fine.

- What did I say?
- It was good.

It's just weird listening to someone
talk nicely about you, so, like...

Especially when it's you.
It's fine now. Keep going.

I can't wait when you come to Australia.

Incredible.

KRISTIE: I can't wait.

(BOAT HORN BLARES)

GUSTAVSSON: There he is.
ASSISTANT: Yes.

JAMES: Hello, sir.

How are you? I can't believe it.

- You're in the office.
- (CHUCKLES) Finally.

- Great to see you.
- Welcome.

- Good to see you.
- Good break?

Yes. But what a view.

In 2020, Football Australia
appointed Tony for a four-year cycle.

One of the most important
four-year cycles of the Matildas' history.

Tony has a great record.

He was assistant coach with the USA

for their 2015 and 2019 World Cups,

and he's got a reputation
for going deep into tournaments.

When we kind of heard
the rumors that he might be our coach,

a lot of us know
a lot of the US girls, so,

they all just said he's a gem.

You're getting a winner.

He's so smart, tactically.

Yeah, that settled
a lot of nerves for us. 'Cause a coach,

it's like one of those things,
it's make or break.

I'm not meant to go in,
but I'll just show you around here.

GUSTAVSSON: Like a sneak peek?

Just a sneak peek,
'cause it's still being built.

This is where
the Women's World Cup office will be.

GUSTAVSSON: Yeah.
JAMES: And we're here until '23.

There's so much pressure on Tony

as the coach of the Matildas.

Because this is
the golden generation of Matildas.

- Hello. Emma. Nice to meet you.
- Tony.

- Dominic.
- Tony.

- Sarah.
- Tony. Nice to meet you in person.

Anna, nice to meet you.

SQUIERS: The expectation is like nothing

we've ever seen in the history
of the National Women's Football Team.

And he's in charge of that.

JAMES: Good morning, everyone.
Thank you for

joining us here today.

What's important is there's an opportunity
for us to formally introduce you to

our CommBank Matildas coach,
Tony Gustavsson.

SQUIERS: Tony not only has to win

in these tournaments
that he's been hired for,

he also has to plan for the future.

He has to blood
the next generation of Matildas.

REPORTER 1: It's exciting
having the Matildas back on home soil

against the US Women's national team.

REPORTER 2: This is the first time
in over 20 years

that USA has played on Australian soil.

REPORTER 3: This is one of the great
rivalries in modern world football.

REPORTER 2: But the Matildas
have only won once.

The most recent game
was a 4-3 loss to the USA

in the bronze medal match
at Tokyo Olympics.

The Matildas
are gonna be looking for some revenge.

ELLIE: Big headline game, USA, Australia.

Getting the best team in the world
to play us is a big deal.

FOORD: When anyone looks at football,

obviously they know the US. I think...

They are the powerhouses.

REPORTER 1: The World Cup is on home soil,

which means these friendlies
are important on the way.

Plus there is the Asian Cup in January.

SQUIERS: The Matildas' strategy

for hosting and preparing
for the FIFA Women's World Cup

is to play the best teams
in the world in the lead-up.

It's a hugely risky strategy.

If it doesn't go well,
you could risk damaging

the Matildas' confidence
in themselves and...

could also risk damaging
the public's confidence in the Matildas.

REPORTER 2: Tony Gustavsson
has been saying all week,

"This is the dress rehearsal
for the World Cup final, girls."

So they're taking this
very, very seriously

and not like a friendly at all.

GUSTAVSSON: When you feel uncertain
and it feels scary,

that develops you

in preparing to play
a World Cup on home soil.

We need to be
comfortable being uncomfortable.

And we need to be brave enough to do it

against the best in the world.

GIRLS: Matildas!

REPORTER: It's huge.
Can't wait for this one.

Neither can the crowd. It's building.

FEMALE FAN 1: We're here to watch
the world champions, the USA,

take on Matildas,

and I think we have
this one in the bag. Yeah.

If we can beat them, even in a friendly,
that's a big thing for us.

We've only beaten them once before.
So, it's game on, yeah.

And I think this is where the final's
going to be held.

- FEMALE FAN 2: Yeah.
- If we can get

a good game on the ground here,
this could be a rematch

- in two years' time.
- I know.

(ALL CHEERING)

COMMENTATOR 1: Well, we have
some very good news, which is,

this afternoon, we have a new record crowd

for a home match of the Matildas.

36,109.

(WHISTLES)

The Matildas' fans
are the best in the world.

Knowing that there is
thirty-odd thousand in the stands

supporting you. I had goosebumps.

And I definitely think it shows

how women's football
has progressed over the years,

which is a really nice feeling.

(CROWD CLAMOURING)

COMMENTATOR 1: They don't come much bigger

than the reigning world champions

in world football
than the US women's team.

Now, Matildas looking to show

that they'll be more
than credible contenders

for the crown when
Australia co-host the next World Cup.

COMMENTATOR 2: Jess Nash, 17,
Courtney Nevin, 19 years old.

A new look back four.

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

COMMENTATOR 1:
There's no Clare Polkinghorne.

No Alanna Kennedy, either.

This is about blooding new players

two years out from the World Cup.

This is all part of the building process.

An early chance, perhaps, for America,

and the worst possible start.

Twenty-four seconds on the clock,

and a goal for the US.

A nightmare start for the Matildas.

We've been robbed again at the back here.

The chance for the US.

COMMENTATOR 2: It's just showing
the intent of this US national team.

They're wanting to really
attack this young Australian backline.

CATLEY: With a national team,

you do have to go through

points where you
have to blood young players,

and you have to
go through some growing pains.

I think we've definitely
gone through that period recently.

We've brought in lots of new faces,
lots of young players.

But it's definitely had its challenges.

COMMENTATOR 1: It's a fantastic strong run
in the cut back.

And now Australia
do have a mountain to climb.

KERR: Yeah, I'm such a competitor
that I can't deal with losing,

and we've had
a lot of those in the last year.

COMMENTATOR 1: And she scores,

despite the best efforts of Teagan Micah.

REPORTER: So, Tony, obviously,
a disappointing score line.

How do you assess
their performance overall?

Well, first of all,
having a start like that,

the first attack and it's 0-1.

The debutante being involved as well.

It's a tough one.

But we need depth in the backline,

and we need to look at players

and be brave enough

to actually get them
into these type of games,

especially going into World Cup '23.

I am patient in this process,

but I also know that we have to improve.

Even if we say World Cup '23 is far away,

we have an Asian Cup coming up
and we want to win that.

And I hope we can
take learners from tonight

and show some improvement
already in the game on Tuesday.

PRESENTER: The Matildas
will be out for redemption

against world champs, the USA,

after their 3-0 loss in Sydney.

REPORTER: The Matildas now turn
their attention to the next game

against the US in Newcastle on Tuesday.

GUSTAVSSON: And ball!

Really good picture.
Exactly how I want us all in.

FOORD: You know,
we obviously don't like losing and...

for us senior players,
has been frustrating at times because,

you know, a loss is a loss,

and that ultimately affects us
and affects our rankings

and affects, you know,

I guess, your momentum as well.

You know, you feed off a win
and a good game and stuff like that.

So when that
gets knocked back a bit, you know,

you do lose confidence,

and it does make you think,
is what we're doing right?

KERR: Stay by the middle,
go to the middle!

Nice shot, nice shot!

CATLEY: We just want to win games.

And we need to be

winning convincingly
and playing the way that we want to play.

We're not far from the World Cup now,

and I think we need to be

getting to the point where we are ready.

GUSTAVSSON: Yes!

- Oh!
- (PLAYERS CHEERING)

That's the ball!

REPORTER 1: Now,
plenty of anticipation this morning

with the event just hours from kickoff.

REPORTER 2: The Matildas will be hoping
for a deafening welcome tonight,

and it looks like they're going to get it.

Honestly, I think they can do
a little bit better this game

compared to last game.

I think they've definitely
got more in them.

But we'll see how we go,

and we're gonna be here
fighting for 'em no matter what.

KERR: There's a lot of pressure.
We've gone from

fourth in the world
to whatever we are now, 12th, I think.

Pressure comes from,
like, bad performances and bad results.

I mean, this is sport.
Like, we're under pressure.

Tony's under pressure.

But at the end of the day,
like, it doesn't really matter what

the media says and what other people say,

the most important thing
is to get results.

GIRL: Love you, Tony!

(CROWD CHEERING)

Let's end it on a high.

End it together, work together,

until the last minute.

Let's go!

KERR: Fillies on three.
One, two, three! Fillies!

- Come on, girls!
- (ALL CLAMOURING)

- (CROWD CLAMOURING)
- (WHISTLE BLOWS)

COMMENTATOR 1: The Matildas in action
for the final time in 2021.

It's the last chance to get things right

before that Women's
Asian Cup starts in India,

in January.

Here's Lynn Williams.

Purce on the right.

There's not too many up alongside her.

Here's a chance for Hatch.

She's done it again.

(CROWD MURMURING)

The same old story for the Matildas.

Australia continue.

Here's Raso.

WOMAN: Go! Go, Raso!

Go, Raso! Go, Raso!

- Go, Raso!
- Raso, feeding Carpenter.

(CROWD GROANS)

Tony Gustavsson is
asking the crowd to get involved

- and really lift the team.
- (CROWD CHEERING)

Nothing beats playing on home soil.

I love Aussies, like, I love going home

to play in front of a home crowd,
it's nothing better.

COMMENTATOR 1:
Talking of that crowd, 20,495.

That is a new Matildas record

here in Newcastle. Well done.

ELLIE: That second game
we went in with,

we're not losing in front of

20,000, 30,000 people.

You know, we're not
letting that happen to us again.

COMMENTATOR 1: Time almost up.

COMMENTATOR 2: What I'm loving most
about these last few minutes

is Australia's drive
to get the ball back in play

and get further up the field.

It's that you can tell
they've got that belief

that they can actually win this game.

This is our Aussie mentality,

and they're going forward to win this one.

ALANNA: We always had this determination
and grit, as an actual team.

We have the never-say-die attitude

that we've always lived by
with the Matildas.

CATLEY: When I came into the team,
it was on the inside of

our jerseys, right above your heart,
"Never say die."

FOORD: "Never say die"
has just come from

how we are as Australians

and how we fight till the end.

You know, you can't really
build in a team. It's just there.

CATLEY: It's ingrained in us,

and when you step foot
into this team, it's what's expected.

Don't stop running. Don't stop believing

in what we're about
and what we can achieve.

- COMMENTATOR 1: Australia equalize!
- (CROWD CHEERING)

A big touch of good fortune,
and Kyah Simon will claim that,

and it's 1-1.

And to be brutally honest,

it didn't really look likely

but a slice of luck.

Sometimes just what you need.

(ALL VOCALIZING)

Australia never says die.

We always come back.

We will find a way
to get a goal no matter what.

That's who we are. That's what we do.

SQUIERS: To be coach of the Matildas,

it's definitely up there with one
of the hardest jobs in women's sports,

'cause there is that expectation.

We are trusting you
with our most beloved team.

This is a good result.

Thank you so much.

ELLIE: Every time
I step foot on the field,

I give my all, you know,
I give my heart to that team.

I put everything out there, really.

FANS: Ellie! Ellie! Ellie!

ELLIE: When I think back
to little 12-year-old

running around the farm,
like to think where I am now, like,

what if I, like, never left Cowra?

What would I be doing, kind of thing.

Two sets of traffic lights,
couple of roundabouts

and one main street. That's Cowra.

INSTRUCTOR: (IN FRENCH) So you're
starting with a Taboo. You know Taboo?

ELLIE: Yeah!

INSTRUCTOR:
You need to make me guess the words.

One, two, three, go for it.

Every day after training, I go...

I go into town for it.

- Go shopping?
- No.

Something else.

I really like it.

I drink it every day,

in the morning.

Cafe? Restaurant?

ELLIE: (IN ENGLISH) It's always been
a dream of mine to play in Europe.

At Lyon, it's known
as the best club in the world

for women's football.

When I first came here, I was like, whoa.

I was in shock.
Like, I've never experienced this before.

No, they're hard.

(INSTRUCTOR CHUCKLES)

Definitely a culture shock, like,

they hate speaking English.
So, for me, I was like,

"I have to learn the language," you know.

OK, I'm ready.

I went this place a lot.

INSTRUCTOR: To this place.

To this place.

It's in Paris.

And a lot of shops.

INSTRUCTOR: Oh, the Champs-Élysées.

ELLIE: Yes.

(INSTRUCTOR SPEAKING)

ELLIE: This is the first time
living in Europe, and I love it.

Everything is so close.

It's like an hour flight
to somewhere else.

"An hour flight
and you're in another country? What?"

Like, it's so crazy to me.

But, like,

as much as I love living,

you know, my life and Lyon and playing

for, I would say, the best club in Europe,

at the same time, nothing better
than playing for your country.

REPORTER: The Matildas
want to make a statement

in their opening match of the Asian Cup.

SQUIERS: This is the Asian Cup
where we come to dominate.

This is not the World Cup.
This is not the Olympics.

The expectation is high.

The quality of the girls in this Matildas
squad is just unbelievable.

100 percent,
Australia should win the Asian Cup.

GUSTAVSSON: You're on time.
Exactly on time.

We spent almost a year

preparing for this moment
and this opening game

and we need to trust that preparation.

Trust your preparation.

Trust your teammates' preparations.

Trust the team's preparation.

We're here to lift that trophy right now.

That's why we're here.

ELLIE: We knew that
we had to win this tournament,

or like, we should win it.

We're out and out favorites,
you know, to win it.

GUSTAVSSON: So, all the prep work
that we've done

is now gonna come in to 90-minute

performance in the opening game.

And then,

we start the journey
towards lifting that trophy.

KERR: I think it's always nice
to be in a team

that people expect results from.

So for me, as a professional athlete,
that's what you want.

You want everyone to expect you to win

and expect you
to be at the top of your game.

GUSTAVSSON: All the sacrifices
and hard work you've done

to prepare for this moment, enjoy it.

Let's go.

WOMAN ON PA: Please remember
to remain vigilant against COVID-19.

We kindly ask everyone's
cooperation in the stadium

to adhere to
the COVID-19 precautions in place.

COMMENTATOR 1: What a moment this is.

Sam Kerr, she is currently
one goal behind Tim Cahill.

She has 49.

Today, she could write her name
into the history books

a little bit more.

KERR: We know what it's going to be like.
Do not underestimate them.

Let's finish the game in the first 30.

If we don't,
keep going until that first goal.

Most important. Let's go.

- Let's go, girls.
- Come on, girls.

Aussies on three.
One, two, three.

- ALL: Aussies!
- Come on, girls. Come on!

COMMENTATOR 1: Raso with van Egmond.

The pass, and Kerr

with goal number 50.

Here we go, girls, here we go!

COMMENTATOR 1: That's a good ball.
The flag has stayed down again.

And here is Kerr.

(CHEERING)

And Sam Kerr has now written her name

into the pantheon of Australian football.

The outright all-time leading goal scorer.

I think our team was playing
so well at that moment.

COMMENTATOR 1: All in the little touch.

Sam Kerr is there.

Back of the net.

And as the nine in the team
that's playing so well.

I don't know, it just kept...

We were just bangin' them in. (CHUCKLES)

COMMENTATOR 1: Goal number five
for Sam Kerr.

- (WHISTLE BLOWS)
- The final whistle blows

on a record-breaking night

for Australia's Matildas.

ALL: (SINGING)
Here we go, here we go, here we go!

Here we go, here we go, here we go!

Here we go! Here we go!

(ALL CHEERING)

Obviously, we had another
special milestone tonight. Sammy...

Don't stop scoring.
Keep being you. We all love you,

and we love how you lead the team.
So, congrats.

(ALL CHEERING)

VAN EGMOND: Speech.

Yeah, I don't really
know what to say, honestly, it's been...

a long journey to get here, I feel like.

I'm so happy that I've scored the goal
because I'm so happy it's over now.

We can stop talking about it,

but it's even better
to do it with you girls.

So many people I've grown up with,

so many people that
have assisted me in all of those goals,

so I am very proud
to hold the record for this team.

But thanks,
and let's go win the tournament.

(ALL APPLAUDING)

Sweet.

ALANNA: Cheer us on as we go for glory

in AFC Women's Asian Cup.

ASSISTANT: This one's
straight down the barrel.

Yeah. Perfect.

Did you guys see Robbie Slater's article?

WOMAN: Yeah,
I didn't even mention it to you.

Like, literally
the most sexist thing you could say.

It literally says,
"Kerr's goals not equal."

Imagine little girls reading that.

I cannot believe in this day and age

that someone could write this,
and, like, have young girls read it.

And that The Telegraph would actually

publish such
a sexist comment on the front page.

It's not about me. It's about...
Imagine a young girl

growing up and being like,
"No matter what I do..."

Anyways.

That's all we've really
been fighting for as females

is to be treated as equals

and to get the same respects.

ASSISTANT: Tony?

CATLEY: We're getting there,

but it's a dogfight,
and it's something that I think is just

gonna be part of the process
and something that

we have to keep fighting for.

MARY: Sam is a really good captain

just because she cares
about every single player.

And she'll stand up for everyone.

COMMENTATOR 1: We're heading into
the knockout stages. It's like you have to

flick all the switches now,
because now it's knockout football.

Now you have to win every game.

MAN: Thank you.

COMMENTATOR 1: Tony Gustavsson,

he's gone with a very experienced side.

REPORTER: Sam, it has been an awesome
start to this Asian Cup journey.

The last time the Matildas won
was 2010, you were there...

Tell me, though,
there was a bit of scrutiny

about Australia's list
of all-time goal scorers last week.

Does it almost warm the heart to think

that the team is being
scrutinized in that way?

It means that you've really,
made it on the, you know, on the big stage

in the Australian sporting landscape?

KERR: Yeah, you could say that,
but we don't really take notice.

It's just white noise for us.

We know what's going on inside this camp.

We're just tryin' to win an Asian Cup.

REPORTER: Thanks, Sam.
That was awesome.

I had to calm it. I wanted to say
what I really wanted to say about it.

MATILDAS: Come on, girls!

(ALL CLAMOURING)

(EXCLAIMS)

KERR: Come on, come on, come on.

Let's go, girls, it's starting.

COMMENTATOR 1: It's now time for Sam Kerr
and the top-ranked Matildas.

MATILDAS: Aussies!

COMMENTATOR 1: Good ball over the top
for Sam Kerr.

And the world's deadliest striker

fires just wide.

GUSTAVSSON: Let's go for it!

COMMENTATOR 1: Catley's ball in.

The header from Sam Kerr off the post.

GUSTAVSSON: No!

Sam, patience! Keep playing!

(WHISTLE BLOWING)

COMMENTATOR 1: There'll be no one
harder on Sam Kerr

in this situation than Sam Kerr herself.

GUSTAVSSON: Sam, keep believing
in what we're doing, all right? No stress.

Let's go!

COMMENTATOR 1: They have 45 minutes.

Catley goes again.

It's well played. Catley into the area.

She had her arm held back there.

The referee hasn't seen it.

(YELLING INDISTINCTLY)

KERR: Next one!
GUSTAVSSON: Referee?

REFEREE: Already checked, OK?

COMMENTATOR 1: And as we head into
the last 15 minutes,

this is where it starts to get nervy.

This is where
there's less time to make up for it,

if you do make a mistake.

Sam, stay calm and keep going, all right?

It's urgent, but no stress.

Go, go, go. Go!

- Get it in. Get it in!
- PLAYER: Girls!

COMMENTATOR 1: Cortnee Vine
charges into the area,

Cortnee Vine with Sam Kerr!

COMMENTATOR 2: Well, it's not often
you get chances better than that.

COMMENTATOR 1: I don't think
anyone can believe it.

What an opportunity.

KERR: When I miss

a really big chance in a really big game,

I do think about it. I feel really guilty,

and I put a lot of blame on myself.

GUSTAVSSON: Next one, Sammy!

KERR: Those are the moments that
normally make me who I am as a player.

I hate losing more than I like winning.

COMMENTATOR 1: Ji So-yun. She's a player
like her clubmate, Sam Kerr,

that's capable of winning this one.

Cho again,
we see that triangle of three on two.

KERR: Don't let her shoot.

You can hear me screaming...

Don't let her shoot.

"Do not let her shoot,

"do not let her shoot."

GUSTAVSSON: Ellie.
Adjust, Ellie. Ellie, adjust!

Ellie, Ellie!

COMMENTATOR 1: Ji goes and shoots.

(PLAYERS CHEERING)

Korea Republic's danger woman

has struck.

KERR: It was like I could have
put the game to bed in the first half,

and then we wouldn't be
talking about these moments.

Just keep your heads.

Switch on!

COMMENTATOR 1:
With three and a half minutes left,

they are heading out of the Asian Cup
at the quarterfinal stage.

A final was the minimum to be expected

from the topside in Asia.

Let's go now.

COMMENTATOR 1: The Matildas
have to throw caution to the wind now.

They have nothing to lose.

GUSTAVSSON: It's just us now,
no matter what!

COMMENTATOR 1: It's with Kerr,

the country's
all-time leading scorer, who mishits.

GUSTAVSSON: No, no, no, no, no!

COMMENTATOR 1: Korea Republic

have stunned the Matildas.

And they bail out of this competition.

(GROANS)

This is fucking annoying.

GUSTAVSSON: To find the words
in a situation like this,

it's one of my toughest,

circle up, in my coach's career.

Difficult to find the right words.

I think the number one thing
for us is to ask ourselves,

"Did we do everything in our power
to try to win?"

That's the thing we need to ask.

Sometimes football games can be this way.

At the end of the day,
we need to look this way.

I take full ownership of this performance
as a head coach.

If there's things I can do differently,
I'm gonna learn from that. I promise you,

and if I could have
supported, prepared you differently,

and then we review this
and learn from this time,

but right now, I'm really emotional
and really pissed and so are you.

Gonna leave that for now, and then

say some better words when I get
some distance from my emotions.

That's it for me right now.

KERR: Guys,
I apologise for the misses there.

GUSTAVSSON: Don't apologize, Sam.
Don't apologize like that.

That's it.

KERR: As captain of the team,

there is that responsibility to perform.

That's sport sometimes, like...

You do everything in your power,

and then you rock up
and don't have your best performance.

Just feels like an opportunity missed.

I feel like that was one of our
best opportunities to win an Asian Cup.

COMMENTATOR 1:
They should have won the game,

but the football itself needed to evolve.

The highest quality
and most experienced team we've ever had

started hoofing the ball in the box.

That can't happen,

and that has to be regulated by the coach.

COMMENTATOR 2:
Tony Gustavsson asked to be judged on

how the Matildas performed at tournaments.

Many believe this was a failure.

REPORTER: Hello. Welcome to this
post-match press conference.

We're with the head coach
of Australia, Mr. Tony Gustavsson.

Coach, do you expect
to keep your job after this tournament?

GUSTAVSSON: I've been around
long enough to know

that those questions are gonna come
from all over the place,

and that's fair. It's okay.

That's what it should be in this business,
and it's not me to decide.

I've said from day one,
I'm a very passionate person,

I always give it 100%,
I always try to do the best I can.

If I'm the right person for the job,
it's not my job to say.

Thank you, everyone.