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BRISBANE : Australia sorely missed Sam Kerr's leadership and finishing in their shock defeat by Nigeria but there is no guarantee the co-hosts' skipper will be back to save their Women's World Cup campaign against Canada.
Australia’s forward #11 Mary Fowler and Ireland’s midfielder Denise O’Sullivan fight for the ball during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women’s World Cup Group B football match between Australia and Ireland at Stadium Australia, also known as Olympic Stadium, in Sydney on July 20, 2023. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)
Australia has been dealt a double injury blow with Mary Fowler and Aivi Luik ruled out of the Thursday's clash against Nigeria in Brisbane.
Stand-in captain Steph Catley said Sam Kerr still played a vital role in Australia's 1-0 win over Ireland, despite the totemic striker being ruled out of the Women's World Cup opener by injury.
How much of a role Sam Kerr can physically play for Australia at the Women's World Cup remains completely uncertain.
An Australian side missing injured superstar Sam Kerr made a winning start to their home Women's World Cup on Thursday with a nervy 1-0 victory over debutants Ireland in front of a pulsating 75,000-strong Sydney crowd. Stand-in skipper Steph Catley calmly slotted home a penalty in the 52nd minute in the only goal of a full-blooded game that sprung to life in the second half. It ensured three points in a tough Group B as the Matildas kick-started their mission to sweep past the quarter-finals for the first time.
SYDNEY :Co-hosts Australia laboured initially in the absence of injured captain Sam Kerr but a second-half penalty from Steph Catley got them off to a solid start at the Women's World Cup with a 1-0 win over Ireland in Group B on Thursday.
Australia captain and forward Sam Kerr was ruled out of two games of the Women's World Cup, including the opener against Ireland on Thursday, after picking up a calf injury in training a day earlier.