How the Matildas are changing sporting history | 60 Minutes Australia

[@dondougherty505]

I've been watching sports for over 60 years, from ice hockey, American football, baseball, even footy, and soccer. And I've seen great games. But the ending to the Australia-France quarter final at the Women's World Cup had to be one of the greatest finishes to a game that I've ever seen. Being a Canadian who lived in Adelaide for two years, I got goosebumps watching the ending. It was just pure joy that I experienced vicariously. Well done, Matildas!

[@AntonNombote]

❤ love it matildas

[@beyondthepage9389]

I don't know about the best finishes to a game (Mbappe vs Messi WC final was pretty special) but the France vs Matidas was gripping and shoot out was certainly the best penalty shootout ever (male or female football).

[@BestPriceSunCoastTransmissions]

How could have not interviewed Sam Kerr or Elle Carpenter?

[@andrewgarcia4330]

Now these are role models< for young girls, and women all over the world. I'm happy I watched this. I'm a fan : )

[@ritaa1359]

Not some influencer selling things

[@betterworldok3802]

Everytime I watch our Matilda's interviews or matches, makes me so proud and emotional. You are a special sports people who changed the game forever. You are a big motivation to the future players and I hope my young girl soccer players will be part of the team one day. I'm working towards it.

[@jameswood88]

Great episode dedicated to our Aussie girls. Just so proud of them and love watching them play.

[@crystalkewe]

As a Papua New Guinean 🇵🇬 I'm so proud of Mary! What an amazing player and role model. I know she represents Australia, but she carries her mum's home flag high and proud. What an achievement she is on the world stage! And incredible to see the Matilda's and other women's soccer clubs transforming the women's game. Who would have thought there'd be this much excitement and interest for women's soccer?! Gold medal for the Tillies next at the Olympics!

[@presntnow]

Go Tillies! 🇦🇺💛💚

[@maryk35]

Not only people from Australia fell in love with them but also people around the world. A supporter here from Spain ❤️ love Matildas

[@KeithSpinneyMusic]

The women's Wrexham team is amazing too. Love watching them play.

[@AlphabetCookie]

Women's football is the best

[@TheMonarchgroup]

They are all wonderful ladies and the greatest of them all is Sam Kerr, unquestionably the greatest player in the world.

[@ray.shoesmith]

Mary Fowler is such a queen. That goal in the shootout vs France was stone cold

[@Tazza81]

I will never forget the France game. I went out to a pub to watch it on the big screen with two mates, both who didn't care about women's football before then. At the pub there was a group of 30 odd blokes out on a bucks night who were carrying on about how crap women's sport was and they couldn't understand why anyone would care. At the end of the penalty shootout they were all glued to the screen and they all celebrated like crazy when Australia won. Even overheard one of them say to a mate "f*** me! When did women's sport become so bloody exciting?"

[@mr333333333]

Konichiwa… we love Sam Kerr💕💕 She’s best striker and beautiful…

[@shutup4211]

Love them❤

[@Silvos29]

Most of these girls are are playing at the biggest clubs in the world. All are doing so well its amazing

[@chucknelms7591]

I'm crying watching this at work. If it weren't for double time I'd be really embarassed. What an amazing piece on an amazing group of women. I want that leaping Lani in that one World Cup picture for a tattoo....

[@EscargoTouChaud]

15:46 Why have you come to the game today? - Little girl: To see Aussies! :D

[@petermcgreevy6386]

The Media and Social Media can change anything if they so desire.....😊

[@beyondthepage9389]

The women's game is definitely growing (fast) but the host was being a little disingenuous when he said that Arsenal's men's side would be playing in front of only 11 thousand (16:00) and the women's team would be playing in front of close to 60 thousand. He wasn't lying he was just being deliberately misleading, because In that very instant, without having to look it up, I and any English football supporter would have known immediately that Arsenal's men's team must have been scheduled to play away against Bournemouth FC. Why?... because Bournemouth is the only club in the EPL that has a stadium with a capacity of only 11 thousand. Just to put this in perspective, all 24 clubs in the championship (English football's 2nd tier) have bigger stadium capacities. FYI, whenever you see the attendance figures at the end of an English Premier League game, you should understand that it is not just the number of people that attended, it is also the stadium's capacity, because all EPL games are always a guaranteed sellout. The Arsenal women were obviously playing at the Arsenal men's stadium (a rare privilege) which has a capacity of 60 thousand. As recently as 2 years ago, the Arsenal women could never have filled the stadium to anywhere near its capacity so yes the host was justified in saying that the women's game has exploded in popularity (especially after England Women's Euro 2022 win), just not at the expense of the men's game, as his comments suggested.

[@MyPaddy2011]

I think this is a fair comment, though I don't think the moderator meant to suggest that men's soccer has suffered. Yes, women's soccer has exploded since the Euros and especially here in OZ. It has gone totally ballistic from nowhere in two months really. No one could ever have predicted this. To have such following for a team that hasn't won anything in a global sense, is extraordinary, breathtaking and grounds for great envy.

[@beyondthepage9389]

​@@MyPaddy2011 I think we can at least agree that the moderator was up to a little bit of mischief (he knew what he was doing). I reside in the land of the EPL so that was never going to slip beneath my radar but you, out there in Matilda land, most likely might have missed this sleight of hand. I first discovered the Matilda's during the 2015 women's WC, and have followed their progress ever since (i.e. I know most of the players and the respective clubs they've played for over the years), that's why I watched this Matilda's addition of 60 minutes (which is only 30 minutes by the way) as well as many of the Aussie post-World Cup 2023 news items, so I was aware of the increased popularity, but to hear (first hand) that "It has gone totally ballistic" (confirmation on the growth if you will) is especially revealing. The EPL club that I support currently has three Matilda's (maybe you can name the club?...). Another EPL team used to have three Matilda's but they only have two now (the other one now plays in Spain) maybe you know this team and the player as well???...

[@MyPaddy2011]

@@beyondthepage9389 An endearing trait common amongst narcissists is, they like to ask a lot of questions for no apparent reason. It massages their shallow ego desperate for recognition and allows them to ejaculate their jizz in kaleidoscopic euphoria. It's a marvelous spectacle. Another easily recognizable trait of the narcissist, is they normally insist on having the last word after they have wiped themselves down. You may wish to avail yourself of this opportunity in the space provided below. You should give it a try. I'll definitely be expecting your insistent response full of venom.

[@MyPaddy2011]

@@noname-ju5gn An entrepreneur as well?????🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🥂👍

[@jameswood88]

59,000 for Arsenal v Chelsea in WSL in December 2023, maybe that's a better comparison. @@MyPaddy2011

[@zarawhyatt5526]

60 Minutes interviewing One Direction and now the Matildas this is my dream😍💖💖

[@TheMonarchgroup]

Sam Kerr is the very best female football player in the world .

[@njclsx4252]

Great player, but far from the best,nearly half of the Barcelona woman's team players tear her to bits, let alone be in the top 10, let alone bonmati winning the woman's best in 2023

[@Ngaba2008]

Last night amazing played with the football 🎉❤ go tillies ❤Olympic 🎉

[@youtubeyoutube936]

The Matilda’s could enter a boys under 15 league

[@EscargoTouChaud]

So could your grammar.

[@youtubeyoutube936]

Do you think I’m going to rewrite a word due to fat thumb and auto correct on a phone ? As we say in old country macacu

[@EscargoTouChaud]

@@youtubeyoutube936 I'm not sure, but I do however think that YOU'd like to enter boys under 15. Have nothing against homos, but I do have a problem with misogynistic knobs who want to enter underaged boys.

[@annscabanns]

@@youtubeyoutube936 Let's see you in a World Cup Semi-Final match then. :)

[@youtubeyoutube936]

When I was In my 20s or 40 years later? I’m pretty sure my uni team could have won the women’s World Cup

[@Kom-KE]

Mary Fowler ❤

[@LerissaMarks]

I,am a big fan of matildas. Yeah matildas. You,se are awesome and the best. Macca you are awesome. Larissa marks

[@JohnJullien-ir7kw]

Win lose or draw. The Tillies can hold their heads up high.

[@aw6098]

16:33 whats up with this spotkick taker… signature move?…. Of missing pens. Terrific save though

[@michaelgurnaut2436]

Australia and the Matildas are very quiet at the moment coming back from the Paris Olympic 2024 .., Any thing to said.., Time change very quicly !!

[@stephenhall4951]

70% of the world is covered by water ... the rest is covered by Mackenzie Arnold

[@lmvcnn]

25:10 why women sports attracts crowed more than man sports? Answer: women are sellers, man are buyers.

[@JamesMurray1991]

It's only a matter of time before Australia win something this team is to good not to I think there going to win a medal at the Paris Olympics at least a Silver there going through the same as England did here!!!

[@HalimWander]

what is matildas ?

[@ritaa1359]

Doesn’t concern u so don’t watch

[@HalimWander]

@@ritaa1359 its a group of football lesbian player from Australia 🤣🤣🤣

[@krischambers9021]

@@ritaa1359why, I would love to see them!

[@AlphabetCookie]

It's the nickname for the Australian national football team. It comes from the song Waltzing Matildas.

[@Joeonline26]

3 months on...aaaand you don't hear anything about this nonsense. People are fickle. Nobody could care less about women's soccer now😂😂

[@beyondthepage9389]

🥱..You are talking complete nonsense. Women's football is bigger than ever, and it's only going to get bigger still. Haters will hate but it won't get you far because facts are facts.😛

[@Joeonline26]

@@beyondthepage9389 "bigger than ever" - so still tiny and nobody cares about it 😂🤦‍♂️. The "facts" are that they got 5 minutes of fame during their world cup and now they go back to obscurity and nobody caring. Deal with the reality soy boy

[@JayJayGamerOfficial]

Obviously there is not as much going on since the world cup has ended but all the friendlies and Olympic qualifiers since then has proven that women's soccer is at a level that we could have never predicted before the women's world cup. An upcoming game against China at Accor Stadium (80,000 capacity) was sold out quickly which we would have never seen before

[@Joeonline26]

@@JayJayGamerOfficial It's sold out because would-be activists want to support a 'cause' (the cause of women's soccer as some cringe liberationist movement) and turn the sport into a political event, not because they actually care about attending a soccer. Most of them in the stadium have no clue what they're watching

[@EscargoTouChaud]

Stamford Bridge is sold out for the game tonight, and you are just someone whose misogyny must make you truly CRAP in bed.

[@frankie9747]

That did not age well.. 😂😂😂

[@Rhea123]

Have they actually won anything?

[@krischambers9021]

How can I watch them here in the States? I'm not too fond of the women's soccer team here. They're all woke and irritating as hell

[@suzannesmith9955]

Blergh! Great opening for an actual football fan and woman!!! Didn’t bother with the rest. First impressions are everything. Just do the story, don’t show your ignorance - rise above it. Be humble not incredulous.

[@ritaa1359]

don't agree with same gender relationships that little girl should have a dad figure in her life not another mum

[@asddewijklc]

I have 2 mums and I am fine girl 🤣

[@beyondthepage9389]

The women's game is definitely growing (fast) but the host was being a little disingenuous when he said that Arsenal's men's side would be playing in front of only 11 thousand (16:00) and the women's team would be playing in front of close to 60 thousand. He wasn't lying he was just being deliberately misleading, because In that very instant, without having to look it up, I and any English football supporter would have known immediately that Arsenal's men's team must have been scheduled to play away against Bournemouth FC. Why?... because Bournemouth is the only club in the EPL that has a stadium with a capacity of only 11 thousand. Just to put this in perspective, all 24 clubs in the championship (English football's 2nd tier) have bigger stadium capacities than Bournemouth FC. FYI, whenever you see the attendance figures at the end of an English Premier League game, you should understand that it is not just the number of people that attended, it is also the stadium's capacity, because all EPL games are always a guaranteed sellout. The Arsenal women were obviously playing at the Arsenal men's stadium (a rare privilege) which has a capacity of 60 thousand. As recently as 2 years ago, the Arsenal women could never have filled the stadium to anywhere near its capacity so yes the host was justified in saying that the women's game has exploded in popularity (especially after England Women's Euro 2022 win), just not at the expense of the men's game, as his comments suggested.

[@sarausage]

@@asddewijklc thats concerning to hear

[@sarausage]

@@beyondthepage9389 wtf is she suppose to do with this info has nothing to relate to what she said

[@sarausage]

@@asddewijklc what r u american saying girl aussies dont say girl

[@martinnogales2259]

Love Matildas !!! Great team without a doub

[@GlennGlenn-n3y]

theyre the nost over-rated sporting team in the history of world sport 🥱🥱🙄🙄😴😴