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Over the last month, Australia has come together as a nation and shown that women’s sport is massive in Australia. Along the way, the Matildas’ have managed to re-write the history books and are now the most-watched television program — overall, not just sport — since 2001 when the current rating system was established. Don’t ask us how they measure viewership numbers as we don’t know, but Wednesday’s semi-final game against England reached 11.5 million viewers across Australia. That’s almost half of Australia’s population!

Unfortunately, the result wasn’t what we all had hoped for but the Matildas’ efforts and progress in the tournament have inspired the next generation. Regardless of the result of their upcoming third-place game on Saturday, they will have a massive and lasting impact on football in Australia. 

With just two matches left to play, the FIFA Women’s World Cup is coming to an end. Who will be crowned the champion and will Australia take out the third-place spot, solidifying their spot as the most successful Australian team ever at a FIFA World Cup?

The final matches

This is what it all comes down to — the final two matches to crown the champion and decide who finishes second and third. 

First up is the third-place match between Sweden and Australia. Both teams have everything to play for and this will be a thrilling match to watch — we’ll be watching from the FIFA Fan Festival at Forrest Chase amongst all the other Tillies’ fans who’ll be there. We have to be very biased on this one — our prediction is obviously for Australia to win and take out the third spot on the winners’ podium.

Then, on Sunday, is the big game — Spain versus England — to decide who gets the crown and their names in the history books. Both teams have strong case and this will be the tightest game of the tournament. Head to head, the two teams have played each other 11 times, with Spain winning twice, England winning six times, and the remaining three games resulting in a draw. Our prediction is for England to win this 2-1. 

The Matildas’ road so far

How did the Matildas get to this point of the tournament to become the most successful World Cup team in Australia’s history?

How and where to watch

Unfortunately, neither of the final two matches is being played in Perth, so unless you’re flying to Brisbane or Sydney to watch the matches, you’ll want to tune in somewhere. Here are your options.

FIFA Fan Festival 

The time of this game is perfect to head into the CBD and watch the game at the FIFA Fan Festival at Forrest Chase. Big screen, hundreds of other fans, the atmosphere will be electric and make the game that much more enjoyable, especially if the Matildas win. Along with the activations, there’ll be food and drinks, and of course, a lot of singing from the fans. 

Sports Bars

Perth has a number of sports bars that will make for the perfect location to watch the matches. Given the popularity of the tournament so far, pretty much every bar, pub, and everything in between that has a screen will be showing the game so choose your favourite spot and settle in. 

Watching at home

Optus Sport and 7plus will be televising both remaining matches.

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