Even after a giant night time out, the Matildas gamers had been again on their toes and dancing as Aussie pop cult hero Nikki Webster bombed their official celebration occasion.
Matildas gamers had been placed on a stage and handed the keys to the town in Brisbane on Sunday morning following their World Cup third-place play-off loss to Sweden on Saturday night time.
The Aussie heroes had been on stage for greater than 45 minutes earlier than Webster got here from nowhere to take the stage on the finish of the ceremonies, watched on by a dwell TV viewers on Channel 7.
According to The Courier-Mail, greater than 1000 followers turned out to cheer the Matildas on.
Most gamers appeared worse for put on as they let their hair down celebrating with one another and their closest mates and households on the finish of an extended World Cup marketing campaign that has gripped Australia like no different workforce has.
That didn’t cease them from having fun with each little bit of Webster’s cameo the place she jumped on stage singing her, iconic ‘Strawberry Kisses’ tune.
The Matildas have made the tune a workforce anthem of types when cranking the music up throughout coaching classes all through the World Cup.
The workforce has additionally been heard rocking out to tracks like Adele’s ‘Someone Like You’ and Shania Twain’s ‘Feel Like A Woman’.
However, it’s Webster’s ditty that has caught.
When requested concerning the tune earlier within the match Aussie goalkeeping hero Mackenzie Arnold mentioned: “I don’t know where that’s come from. Actually I think it’s Steph Catley’s favourite song and now we’ve all jumped on the wagon.”
According to Optus Sport, Catley replied in a video posted on the workforce’s social media channels on the identical day, saying: “It’s a banger of a song, it’s iconic.
“I had it as a CD in my Walkman. It was a single and I’d just listen to it over and over again, so it reminds me of my childhood.
“It’s happiness in song and it just gets me going on my day – and in the changeroom apparently now.”
While Webster’s fashion of family-friendly pop may not be to everybody’s liking, it united the group and the workforce on Sunday.
There has been a normal vibe throughout the nation in current days that that is removed from the top of this workforce’s story.
But regardless of the losses to England and Sweden, Australia has continued to point out the love with followers sticking round to have fun the Matildas as they did a lap of honour round Suncorp Stadium.
While Sweden celebrated with their bronze medals, the Matildas paid respect to the supporters left within the stadium.
“The Matildas are getting one hell of an ovation as they go on a little bit of a lap of honour around Brisbane Stadium,” Adam Peacock mentioned on Channel 7.
“Many of the players in tears, the fans in raptures.”
Originally revealed as Australia loses it over iconic Matildas celebration second
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
