On paper, Australia is facing long odds against mighty England — but this game won't be played on paper; it'll be played in front of 80,000 raucous Aussie fans.
said Tuesday."I think we've done more than what we thought that we would accomplish. Obviously, we're not done yet."was eliminated in the group stage — is so determined to keep the good times rolling as long as possible.
As much as the victory over France was a watershed moment for the program, for women's soccer and for sports in general in Australia, it's over now. The focus must be on the formidable challenge that lies in front of them. That message seems to have been received."They're on a mission," Gustavsson said of his team.
"The players have done a phenomenal job to come down from the emotional highs of the quarterfinal. The keywords [were] reset and recover. I think they've done that well." It hasn't been easy, though — not with a white-hot spotlight suddenly upon them."It's just been an absolute whirlwind," Arnold said."Probably the first time I've received attention like that, but at the same time, I just tend to block it out because I know, to be honest, if I play like s--- tomorrow, it could be a whole different attention on me."
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