The Matildas defeated France in a dramatic penalty shootout to progress to the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time. Footage courtesy of Optus Sport.
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00:00 The penalty shootout felt like it went for an hour, like it was just one moment after
00:03 another.
00:04 But I think the shootout sort of summed up us as a team.
00:08 We just kept believing, we kept thinking we were going to win no matter what happened.
00:13 The retake and pen, saves, misses, whatever it was, we just believed that we were going
00:17 to win.
00:18 And I think it was like that the whole game.
00:19 We created some amazing chances.
00:21 And this tournament, we've been putting them away.
00:23 And today, we just didn't.
00:25 But we got the job done and we've made history.
00:27 And yeah, like I said, I'm overwhelmed.
00:30 The noise tonight in that crowd was unbelievable.
00:32 The stadium was rumbling.
00:34 Can you tell us what role the audience played tonight for you guys?
00:37 Yeah, it's like having an extra player, I think.
00:39 You know, in those moments where your legs are heavy, everything's hurting, you're tired,
00:44 you know, you're trying to make good decisions.
00:46 It just gives you an extra boost, an extra fight.
00:49 And it does feel like we've got an extra player out there and we can get on top and we can
00:52 push for a goal.
00:53 And they're so loud and so passionate and just love our team so much.
00:57 And we're so thankful for them turning up for us.