Ghosts of the past hung over the Matildas' Asian Cup win against Thailand
«A little reminder to everyone here what happened against Thailand at the last tournament …»
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Matildas turn focus to main event with straightforward Asian Cup group stage completed
The end of the beginning of the Matildas’ Asian Cup campaign has been reached. Now the fun starts. Emily van Egmond’s 39th-minute strike, supplemented by Sam Kerr’s cheeky capitalisation on a goalkeeping error with 10 minutes to go, secured a relatively benign 2-1 win over Thailand.
Australia beat Thailand to set up quarter-final with South Korea at Women's Asian Cup
Australia defeated Thailand 2-1 at the Women's Asian Cup in Mumbai on Thursday to secure the top spot in Group B and set up a quarter-final clash with South Korea.
Sam Kerr honoured with Medal of the Order of Australia for service to football
Matildas superstar Sam Kerr hopes her recognition in the Australia Day honours list enables more female high achievers to be acknowledged both in and out of the sporting arena.
Champions Japan advance to quarters with win over Vietnam
Defending champions Japan beat Vietnam 3-0 at the Women's Asian Cup in Pune on Monday to book their place in the quarter-finals alongside Australia and South Korea.
Second half show against Philippines takes Australia into quarters
Australia advanced to the quarter-finals of the Women's Asian Cup on Monday after a decisive second-half showing saw Tony Gustavsson's side defeat Philippines 4-0 in Mumbai.
Sam Kerr's milestone Matildas match is a reminder of the Asian Cup's other lessons
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Matildas skipper Kerr surpasses Cahill as Australia's top scorer
Australia women's captain Sam Kerr said it was an "amazing honour" to become the country's leading scorer after she netted her 54th goal on Friday, breaking the previous record held by former men's international Tim Cahill.