"If You're Not On The Matildas Bandwagon Yet, It's Not Too Late": Fans Are Reacting To The Matildas Epic Victory Over Denmark

    As they say in Anne With An E, "How I love being a woman."

    Angeline Barion
    by Angeline Barion

    BuzzFeed Staff

    After a nail-biting match against Denmark, Australia's Matildas have advanced to the quarter finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup. And we are officially one step closer to locking down another public holiday.

    Twitter @TheMatildas / Via Twitter: @TheMatildas

      Albo... please.  

    If you didn't have the absolute bliss, pleasure and anxiety of tuning into last night's game, here's the need-to-knows.

    Caitlin Foord had a sprint off with Denmark's Stine Ballisager and secured the first goal of the night at the 29th minute. Her ball control is IMMACULATE.

    .@CaitlinFoord with the breakthrough in Sydney! 🔥 #Matildas #FIFAWWC #TilitsDone pic.twitter.com/yK0ciUcelc

    — CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) August 7, 2023
    Twitter @TheMatildas / Via Twitter: @TheMatildas
    Oh, to be in the stadium rejoicing.

    Once again, Hayley Raso showed us who's boss, scoring her 3rd World Cup goal after a killer set up from Mary Fowler and Emily van Egmond.

    The goal that sealed our passage to the Quarter-Finals 🔥 #Matildas #FIFAWWC #TilitsDone pic.twitter.com/8qndYDfuwe

    — CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) August 7, 2023
    Twitter @TheMatildas / Via Twitter: @TheMatildas
    Emily van Egmond's reception of Fowler's pass sealed the deal.

    The G.O.A.T., Sam Kerr swapped her pre-match kit for an on-field jersey to play her first 10 World Cup minutes. Crowds around Australia rejoiced like never before.

    The crowd explodes as Sam Kerr comes on for her first minutes of this FIFA Women's World Cup! #FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/E5OdYeDLXh

    — 7Sport (@7Sport) August 7, 2023
    Twitter: @7Sport
    She also slipped on the field and we were all ready to jump through our TV screens to check if she was okay. It looked slightly brutal.

    And to cap it all off, the Matildas showed their sports(wo)manship post-game, consoling the Danes on their loss. Win or lose — there's hugs to go around.

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    So sweet. So wholesome. 

    Aussie soccer** fans, from the east coast and across the Nullabor shared their feelings on the exciting win. Here, we've rounded up the best reactions from last night's emotional rollercoaster of a match.

    **Slash football 

    Denmark can keep Princess Mary, we got ourselves a new one. What a pass! #Matildas #FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/luw66p6kZG

    — Callum Chambers (@Kuytstanding) August 7, 2023
    Twitter: @Kuytstanding
    I'd like to officially go in the running to be the president of the Mary Fowler fan club.

    Smashing a Danish. #FIFAWWC #Matildas pic.twitter.com/Kc3QoLW1lz

    — Wolf formally in the Den (@Ewolf89) August 8, 2023
    Twitter: @Ewolf89

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    "If you're not hopped onto the Matildas bandwagon, it's not too late."

    Preach!

    We think @taylorswift13 would approve 💚 💛 #Matildas #FIFAWWC @TheMatildas

    📷 @7Sport pic.twitter.com/CPtODSz7eM

    — Australian Sports Commission (@ausport) August 8, 2023
    Twitter @ausport / Via Twitter: @ausport

    OK, if we win this I say we change the Socceroos’ name to the Man-tildas. #Matildas

    — Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) August 7, 2023
    Twitter @adamliaw / Via Twitter: @adamliaw

    It fills my heart to think about all the little girls across Australia tonight seeing they can be the hero, the one to shine, they can be the superstar, that a nation adores, in no man’s shadow and cheers on. Priceless. The #Matildas  have already won. #FIFAWWC    #TilitsDone pic.twitter.com/ZtrkfWNKlC

    — Kon Karapanagiotidis (@Kon__K) August 7, 2023
    Twitter: @Kon__K

    TikTok @nadjavukotic / Via tiktok.com

    Is it possible to have a video for a national flag? Asking for Australia. 💚💛#Matildas pic.twitter.com/U7igsYpwVc

    — Mikey Mkoka-Nicholson (@Mikey_Nicholson) August 7, 2023
    Twitter @Mikey_Nicholson / Via Twitter: @Mikey_Nicholson

    royal commission into this bit of turf please #AUSDEN #FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/cl5wHI1mF3

    — Evan Morgan Grahame (@Evan_M_G) August 7, 2023
    Twitter @Evan_M_G / Via Twitter: @Evan_M_G

    The moment the crowd realized Sam Kerr was coming in #FIFAWWC #Matildas pic.twitter.com/AUcNjkxezx

    — The Women’s Soccer Show (@TheWOSOshow) August 7, 2023
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    What was your favourite moment from the match? Let us know in the comments below!

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