Everyone is talking about The Matildas.
World Cup live sites for the quarter final were at capacity around the country.
The Matildas have invoked such emotion - it’s taken many of us by surprise. It feels all consuming at times. Matildas fans celebrate Australia's victory against France at the Sydney FIFA Fan Festival on Saturday. Picture: Jenny Evans/Getty ImagesThis is no obscure niche interest.It’s cut across cultures, gender, ages and class and brought us together, as a nation, in a way I have never seen in my lifetime.The Matildas players celebrate a penalty during the FIFA Womens World Cup quarter-final match against France at Brisbane Stadium.
They’re not ego maniacs but have an air of confidence that make us all believe they can actually win this thing.
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