Mumbrella360: The Matildas ‘disrupted the thing that they were told was the measure of success’
As the Australian women’s football team gears up to challenge for gold at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, a former Matilda has reflected on what has been an incredible few years for the code.
Appearing at Mumbrella360 last week, Sarah Walsh, who retired in 2012 and now works as Football Australia’s head of women’s football, was asked what her proudest moment was, which unsurprisingly was the success of the Matildas World Cup campaign in 2023.
Australia’s heartbreaking semi-final loss to England drew just shy of 4.5 million eyeballs on local TV screens, while research also found that the game was watched by 64% of the entire population.
