Fans react to Kerr's screamer and Australia's exit
Live sites around the country erupted as Sam Kerr netted a spectacular long-range equaliser, but it wasn't enough as the Matildas went down 3-1 to England.
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00:00 I hate Santa Claus.
00:02 I'm gonna hate Santa Claus.
00:04 I'm gonna go home and cry.
00:06 I'm gonna be sad.
00:08 [crowd cheering]
00:36 [crowd cheering]
00:44 [crowd cheering]
01:12 Yeah!
01:14 A little disappointed, you know.
01:15 A little disappointed, but they did their best.
01:16 Got to the semifinals first time, so...
01:18 I'm proud of the girls. They fought hard.
01:20 Pretty flat, but unbelievably proud for the girls.
01:23 Unbelievably proud. What they've achieved there is incredible.
01:26 Look, I think it's very sad. They've played so well,
01:28 but I think they've inspired our whole nation.
01:30 And win or lose, we're still behind.
01:32 And that goal was amazing.
01:33 That was a beautiful goal by Sam.
01:35 I couldn't speak properly after it. My voice was gone.
01:37 Still not fully back.
01:38 There was just like a lull as she took that shot,
01:40 and then bang!
01:41 Jumped through the roof.
01:42 Yeah. She's a legend.
01:44 Oh, I was just screaming, man.
01:46 This goal, it was... the vibes were crazy.
01:48 Oh, man. I could seriously feel the ground itself underneath me lifting off.
01:52 I've loved that, you know, Australia has come together over women's soccer.
01:56 It's the greatest thing ever, and I really hope it continues.
01:59 I think, you know, we've finally gotten soccer in Australia,
02:02 and I want it to stay.
02:03 We're going to primary schools, running clinics,
02:05 and the enthusiasm that I've seen from the boys, but especially the girls,
02:08 it's something I've never seen before.
02:10 They have football heroes, which is something we haven't had before in Australia.
02:13 Those girls have seriously pioneered the sport, basically.
02:17 We've been playing it for, you know, 100 years,
02:19 but these girls have really put it in the hearts and minds of everyday Australians.
02:23 It's been excellent.
02:24 We went to the Canada game, and we were in here the other night.
02:28 It's just been brilliant.
02:29 Everyone was right behind them all the way.
02:31 Couldn't be prouder of them.
02:32 They did a smashing job, our girls.