After a shock 3-2 defeat to Nigeria on Thursday night, the Matildas need to win their next game against Canada to keep their World Cup hopes alive.
The match will take place in just a few days time in Melbourne on Monday night, and it needs to be won to avoid the Matildas being knocked out of the tournament.
With captain Sam Kerr carrying an injury and her presence in the team on Monday still not confirmed, the Australian team will need to do everything they can to get the win.
They are sitting third out of four in Group B, behind both Nigeria and Canada, but ahead of Ireland.
A win over Canada on Monday will secure a top two place in the group and ensure the Matildas move into the next stage.
After the match on Thursday night, Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson said it was disappointing Australia did not take the win against Nigeria, given our dominant possession of the ball.
“If we look at the performance and the stats we should walk off the field winning this game,” he said.
“It’s important for me to be strong enough emotionally to see this performance was not a 3-2 loss if you look at the performance.”
Gustavsson’s tactics were questioned by fans after the match, with many wondering why he waited so late in the game to bring on Alex Chidiac, who only came onto the field in the 85th minute.
“I will look at the game, see if the timing is wrong, if you get it right it has an effect … I will evaluate if I did it at the right time,” he said afterwards.
“The way we were carried by the fans — we have to credit them even though I know there’s a lot of disappointed fans out there because of the loss, but the way they supported us was amazing.”