Canada was surrounded by the Australian defence. The Canadians had more possession, but struggled to get out of the defensive defense. “Framed”, the Canadian team began to rush, trying – unsuccessfully – to build faster movements and took little danger for the opposing goal.

VAR disallowed one, but Raso scored another. The Matildas left Canada with the ball and relied on marking and counterattacking to lengthen the scoreboard. From the first attempt, the referee was called by the VAR and signaled the offside interference Carpenter. In the second, Raso developed.

Canada changed everything in the second half and it was Australia who scored. Saying goodbye to the Cup, coach Beverly Priestman made four changes at halftime, but the team continued to struggle to get rid of the marking and be free to build and at least reduce the score. On the other side, the Matildas got a throw behind the defense and Fowler made the third.

From the penalty spot, Australia sealed the rout. In front of a delivered Canada on the pitch, Australia finished the game managing the result and, despite this, found spaces in the back of the opposing defense and, with a penalty, reached the fourth.

Goals and key shots

VAR confirmed Raso’s goal. With 10 minutes left in the first half, Catley received deep on the left, took it deep and crossed low. Gilles comes out partially and Raso takes the opportunity to bring the score to 1-0. The linesman signals an offside, but the VAR validates the goal.