SYDNEY (26 June 2015) – Just over a year after taking over as coach of Australia, Alen Stajcic has transformed the Matildas into a team of world beaters with high hopes at the Women’s World Cup. The former Sydney FC W-League coach stepped in after his predecessor Hesterine de Reus was sacked in April 2014…
SYDNEY (23 June 2015) – Alen Stajcic has described the experience of beating Brazil at the FIFA Women’s World Cup exhilirating but insisted Austrralia are not finished creating history at the tournament. The Matildas progressed to the quarter-finals after Kyah Simon’s late goal gave them a 1-0 win over the Samba Queens, a major milestone…
SYDNEY (22 June 2015) – Substitute Kyah Simon scored for Australia in a shock 1-0 defeat of Brazil on Sunday as France demolished South Korea 3-0 and next meet Germany in the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup. Simon, 23, found the way through after 80 minutes of battle in wet and windy conditions in…
SYDNEY (13 June 2015) – Aussie coach Alen Stajcic hailed the contribution of Kyah Simon who came back from a career-threatening injury to revive Australia’s Women’s World Cup campaign in a 2-0 win over Nigeria. The 23-year-old Sydney FC striker, recalled to Stajcic’s side, found the net after 29 and 68 minutes at Winnipeg Stadium…
SYDNEY (9 June 2015) – A double from midfielder Megan Rapinoe helped get the United States off to a 3-1 winning start in a tough test against Australia in the Women’s World Cup on Monday. Favourites for a third title along with fellow two-time winners Germany, the Americans came up against a tenacious Australian side…
SYDNEY (2 June 2015) – Australia’s ‘Matildas’ have yet to progress out of the quarter-finals at five women’s World Cups, but team leaders say they are ready to turn potential into genuine contention in Canada next month. The Matildas have to first get out of a tough Group D containing two-time winners United States, Sweden…