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Speaker 1: And Amanda jam Nation. Wow.

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Speaker 2: Rivalries don't get much bigger than Australia versus England, and

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Speaker 2: after the Matilda's huge win against France, a spot in

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Speaker 2: the World Cup Final is up for grabs.

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Speaker 3: Tonight's game could be one for the history books.

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Speaker 2: Here to hopefully calm our nerves is Channel seven commentator

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Speaker 2: Xosy soccer player herself, Grace Skill.

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Speaker 3: Hello, Grace, good morning. Got your lucky yunies on?

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Speaker 1: Of course? Absolutely, Oh, got.

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Speaker 2: My lucky everything's on. I watched some of the game

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Speaker 2: last night. It's funny I missed the first half of

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Speaker 2: the other semi final, which was Spain and Sweden, and

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Speaker 2: I only watched the last part, but that's where all

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Speaker 2: the action happened.

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Speaker 1: Well, I think it probably tuned in at a good

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Speaker 1: point then, because it was a very slow first half

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Speaker 1: and things really only came alive in the second half.

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Speaker 1: And you're right, the last sort of ten to fifteen

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Speaker 1: minutes were really worth watching.

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Speaker 2: How does is it better for us to be playing

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Speaker 2: Spain or would it have been better to play Sweden?

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Speaker 1: Really good question. I think it is a doable result

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Speaker 1: for the Matilda should Matilda's get through tonight, But I

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Speaker 1: think Spain is a very winnable team, the world class

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Speaker 1: as well. But you know, we've got a we've got

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Speaker 1: a big task on our hands, so we'll get through

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Speaker 1: this one first.

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Speaker 3: And England a rife with injury.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, they are. They've got some key players missing from

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Speaker 1: their squad. Who did win the Euros last year. That

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Speaker 1: captain Leah Williamson ruptured her ahl she's not here. The

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Speaker 1: Golden Boot best mead, she's not here. So they are

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Speaker 1: missing some really key players. But they've got great depths

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Speaker 1: in the England squad and we've seen a few of

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Speaker 1: those girls who have stepped up into those starting positions

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Speaker 1: play really well.

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Speaker 2: And I read yesterday that Sam was seen with a

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Speaker 2: sort of a compress around her good shin what are

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Speaker 2: we doing.

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Speaker 1: Really? Really normal? Honestly, any training session a number of

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Speaker 1: the girls will finish up and they'll get ice on.

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Speaker 1: It could just be a knock as in, you know,

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Speaker 1: they've had a bit of contact and training. Nothing to

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Speaker 1: be worried about it about.

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Speaker 2: That, well, Grace, I mean, I'll we're looking at the

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Speaker 2: rankings from the beginning, at the very beginning of the tournament,

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Speaker 2: I think we were eighth or something a tenth.

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Speaker 3: We were ten tenths and here we are. It's absolutely extraordinary.

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Speaker 3: But England was fourth, I think.

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Speaker 2: And also Grace, the way that we have embraced the Matildas.

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Speaker 3: It's like we're in a movie at the moment. It's

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Speaker 3: so good.

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Speaker 1: It's a great feeling, isn't it? And I think what's

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Speaker 1: really like lovely and pleasing to see is just everyone

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Speaker 1: get on board. And whether you're a regular football fan,

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Speaker 1: whether you're a new football fan, I don't think it matters.

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Speaker 1: I think the fact that there is this support, this

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Speaker 1: ground swell behind our Matilda's Now everyone is watching, whether

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Speaker 1: they're at the stadium, whether they're tuning in on Itellia

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Speaker 1: around Australia, everyone is behind the Matildas. And it's just

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Speaker 1: such an incredible feeling.

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Speaker 2: I don't want to say the words out loud, but

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Speaker 2: let's say that we aren't as successful tonight as we'd

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Speaker 2: like to be.

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Speaker 3: There is a playoff for third, isn't there?

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Speaker 1: That's right? So there's a third fourth playoff on Saturday afternoon,

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Speaker 1: with the final being played on Sunday evening.

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Speaker 3: Grace, can we talk to you tomorrow and debrief whatever

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Speaker 3: it brings?

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Speaker 1: Yes, of course we can. Look, I'm feeling pretty good

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Speaker 1: about tonight's game. I think the Merchfielders can get this

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Speaker 1: done over what is a good English side. But I

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Speaker 1: think the Mifielders, with that home support can get the

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Speaker 1: job done.

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Speaker 3: Oh my past sweating. I'm so excited. As a former

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Speaker 3: super coach, I agree with you. Who's that you? That's

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Speaker 3: me talking because Grace knows my history.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, and yeah I confer with what you say.

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Speaker 3: In fact, I don't feel I need to add anything

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Speaker 3: to that. That's a relief, all right, Grace Skill, Thank

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Speaker 3: you so very.

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Speaker 1: Much, Thanks very much. Go to Chillis.

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Speaker 2: The Chillies take on the Line eight pm tonight, live

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Speaker 2: and free and in HD on seven and seven Plus.