Australia’s longest-running women’s football podcast (est. April 2019).
History: Chloe Logarzo, Matildas Cap 188
Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
AFC (Asia)
Uzbekistan 0-3 Matildas
2nd leg to be played Wed 28 Feb, 8pm AEDT at Marvel Stadium
https://t.co/OMrr66kOyi pic.twitter.com/BkYeSdPrXz
— Kieran Yap (@KaptinYap) February 24, 2024
Football’s a funny game, sometimes the player who’s scored over 100 goals scores another one.
— Kieran Yap (@KaptinYap) February 24, 2024
THE SWEET – THE SALTY
What a feast the first leg has provided. Bring on Melbourne. pic.twitter.com/MJvudiNJeS
— Molly Appleton (@mollyappleton93) February 24, 2024
Sophie Harding is a train on..? Why was that not clarified, prior to game day itself?
(Or if it was, I don’t recall seeing that)— Megan Bᴏrg (@102megan) February 24, 2024
North Korea 0-0 Japan (played in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia???)
2nd leg to be played Wed 28 Feb, 8:30pm AEDT at Japan National Stadium, Tokyo
(the two winners qualify for Paris 2024)
It took until 4 days before the match for a venue to be confirmed & when it was it was on the other side of the continent.
Japan left some players in the UK to ease the travel strain, while others had to travel to Saudi on separate flights.
They’re not happy.#jfa #nadeshiko pic.twitter.com/58W1wO5dBf
— The Asian Game (@TheAsianGame) February 21, 2024
UEFA (Europe)
Nations League Semi-finals
Spain 3-0 Netherlands
France 2-1 Germany
Third place play-off
Netherlands v Germany
Final
Spain v France
(France qualify for Paris 2024 as hosts, Spain qualify because they reached the Final, winner of Netherlands v Germany also qualifies)
CAF (Africa)
Third round 1st Leg results
Ghana 0-1 Zambia
Tunisia 1-2 Morocco
Cameroon 0-0 Nigeria
Nigeria 0-0 / 1-0 Cameroon
Tanzania 0-3 South Africa
(winners on aggregate after two legs progress to 4th round, winners of 4th round ties qualify for Paris 2024)
OFC (Oceania)
Group Stage
American Samoa 0-9 Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands 3-1 Fiji
Tonga 0-2 Samoa
Vanuatu 0-5 New Zealand
Semi-finals
Solomon Islands 2-0 Samoa
New Zealand 7-1 Fiji
Final
Solomon Islands 1-11 New Zealand (New Zealand qualify for Paris 2024)
Imagine the opening ceremony if only the countries with a chance of winning medals were allowed.
— Kieran Yap (@KaptinYap) February 21, 2024
News
Australia in the box seat to host 2026 Women’s Asian Cup
Football Australia’s released a post-Women’s World Cup report and research conducted by Neilsen in October 2023 revealed the tournament generated an induced economic impact of $1.32 billion. That’s $1,320,000,000 because of women’s sports.
— Marissa Lordanic (@marissalordanic) February 22, 2024
McKenzie Weinert has left Melbourne Victory and is now in pre-season training with the Reignhttps://t.co/ZHIuxN7tbX
— Alex (@alexlucas1993) February 21, 2024
Welcome to the West, Kathrine Larsen 💚🖤
The Danish international strengthens our @aleaguewomen goalkeeper union for the rest of the 2023/24 season 🧤
— Western United FC (@wufcofficial) February 22, 2024
Melbourne City are set to sign Bárbara who is a goalkeeper from Brazil
She has previously played for Flamengo and was part of Brazil’s squad at the 2023 Women’s World Cup https://t.co/CswKezEBgc
— Alex (@alexlucas1993) February 22, 2024
Starting XI: Filipinas vs Finland pic.twitter.com/hbdED1dILn
— venice (@VenNotBen) February 21, 2024
We’ve reached 10,000 total plays! Thanks for your support.
Recommended Reading
Football Australia have released the Legacy ’23 (post-WWC) report (a 42 page PDF)
Football Australia unveils National Talent Development Scheme (long read)
Spicy Tweets
Breaking news – WSW have finally provided confirmation that Bethany Gordon *is* injured, months after being seen with her arm in a sling. I mean, no confirmation of said injury though.
Love the confirmation of a signing *after* they’ve already debuted for said club too. https://t.co/gevsDnofO1
— Megan Bᴏrg (@102megan) February 21, 2024
Most people think Danny Townsend’s legacy was the Grand Final or KeepUp. Those were both (badly executed ) gambles with desires to succeed.
His era will always be remembered by me for taking the ALW off TV. That’s not a plan to win or grow, that’s a surrender.
— Kieran Yap (@KaptinYap) February 23, 2024
So much work to do. The amount of milestone not celebrated by clubs is telling to the overall treatment of players…
And taking dub off tv was the biggest backwards step possible – particularly doing so on the eve of the WC— Molly Appleton (@mollyappleton93) February 23, 2024
Melbourne City should sign her, just to avoid/increase confusion https://t.co/w2ISRzjr8y
— Kieran Yap (@KaptinYap) February 22, 2024
maybe if england wanted to go to the olympics they should’ve qualified
— suri (@suricidal) February 20, 2024
Schoolboy Errors
Who would have thought that there would be high demand for a Matildas goalkeeper jersey?
It’s also embarrassing that the (pre-scheduled I’m sure) email from ‘Football Australia Online Store’ advising that the Goalkeeper jerseys were available – was sent at 12:06PM when they had already sold out.
— Megan Bᴏrg (@102megan) February 27, 2024
Honestly, like, just do a pre-order..? https://t.co/8Cu2CZk3Qq
— Megan Bᴏrg (@102megan) February 27, 2024
Sensible Tweets
There are those who cover both excellently, but there are far more people employed to only or mainly cover the men’s game and jump into Woso on big occasions.
I think there’s 1-3 Woso exclusive full time writers in Australia, who don’t have other roles.
I’d love to see more.
— Kieran Yap (@KaptinYap) February 23, 2024
Other International Games
Italy 0-0 Republic of Ireland
Malta 2-0 Faroe Islands
Malta 1-1 Belarus
Finland 4-0 Philippines
Poland 1-4 Switzerland
England 7-2 Austria
Chile 5-1 Jamaica
Portugal 3-1 Czechia
Czechia 1-2 South Korea
Albania 0-3 Belarus
Albania 3-0 Faroe Islands
Romania 0-0 Greece
Turkey 1-2 Greece
Gibraltar 2-3 Liechtenstein
Gibraltar 1-1 Liechtenstein
Georgia 3-0 North Macedonia
Algeria 2-0 Burkina Faso
Uruguay 1-3 Ecuador
Pinatar Cup Semi Finals
Philippines 0-2 Scotland
Slovenia 0-1 Finland
CONCACAF Gold Cup
What a goal, wowza.
— SHE scores bangers (@SHEscoresbanger) February 27, 2024
🇲🇽🇲🇽 ¡GOLAZO, QUÉ GOLAZO DE PELAYO! 🇲🇽🇲🇽
DOS A CERO
México se queda con la victoria en la #CopaOroWxESPN pic.twitter.com/qHrWm5zyES
— Futbol Picante (@futpicante) February 27, 2024
Mexico 0-0 Argentina
USA 5-0 Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic 0-8 Mexico
Argentina 0-4 USA
Argentina 3-0 Dominican Republic
USA 0-2 Mexico
Panama 0-6 Colombia
Brazil 1-0 Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico 2-1 Panama
Colombia 0-1 Brazil
Costa Rica 0-1 Paraguay
Canada 6-0 El Salvador
Paraguay 0-4 Canada
El Salvador 0-2 Costa Rica
Mood rn pic.twitter.com/YoSbnmGkr8
— Daniel Phimphisane (@DPhimphisane) February 27, 2024
State Football
Queensland
- QAS 0-4 Eastern Suburbs
- Olympic 2-3 Mitchelton
- Lions 3-4 Gold Coast United
- Sunshine Coast Wanderers 1-8 Brisbane City
- Souths United 4-2 Peninsula Power
- 10 out of 14 games in this season have been won by the away team
Queens, Kings and Themperors of the Week
Dale – the Mexican national team made us all happy by defeating the USA on American soil
dos a cero pic.twitter.com/uDaaFwkVXX
— Our Game Magazine (@OurGameMagazine) February 27, 2024
Emma – Michelle Heyman scored a goal on her return to the Matildas, one for the cheerleaders
SHE’D MAKE A COMEBACK TO THE TILLIES AFTER SIX YEARS AWAY AND SCORE A GOAL IN HER FIRST MINUTES BACK IN AN OLYMPIC QUALIFIER THAT’S WHAT MICHELLE HEYMAN WOULD DO https://t.co/TzneaLzrfz
— Angela Christian-Wilkes (@CaptainAngelo) February 24, 2024
Eric – 1) When she’s not leaving defenders trailing in her wake, Sophie Harding is a support worker for Cerebral Palsy Alliance 2) Sunderland scored in the 95th & 97th minute against Lewes, turning a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 victory 3) shoutout to B90 alumnus Liana Buratti and all the legends working on Matildas digital content for Football Australia
Star striker Sophia Harding’s recent call-up to the Matildas is a testament, not just to her football skills but to the incredible support she receives from Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA), in pursuing her dreams both on and off the pitch.https://t.co/HCYkb8PfdG
— Cerebral Palsy Alliance (@CPAllianceAU) February 20, 2024
The final two minutes. Pure elation. 😍
Enjoy… 🍿👇
— Sunderland AFC Women (@SAFCWomen) February 19, 2024
Couldn’t be prouder of this team! Thank you to @ausport for recognising all those who create to inspire and push the boundaries.
There were so many amazing nominees across all categories, no wonder sport brings this country together like nothing else!#ASCMediaAwards https://t.co/u3qcTX5ICd pic.twitter.com/NF1JuWbN5P
— Liana Buratti (@lianaburatti) February 21, 2024
Maj – Kaitlyn Torpey is Matildas cap #227, we look forward to highlighting her during a podcast later this year!
A moment to remember forever, we welcome a debutant into the family, cap #227 Kaitlyn Torpey!
Congrats, Kaitlyn! 👏#Matildas #TilitsDone #AllezAUS #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/VXdfoA9aep
— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) February 24, 2024
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