The web is abuzz with posts about Australia’s ladies’s soccer crew forward of their World Cup conflict with Denmark.
But it’s clearly a battle for Danes residing in Australia, and vice versa, as is the case with Tasmanian-born Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.
She took to Instagram on Monday afternoon, simply hours forward of Denmark and the Matildas squaring off of their spherical of 16 match on the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
“We cheer from ‘Top Over’ and all the way ‘Down Under’, when the match against Australia starts at the World Cup,” the crown prince couple wrote on the Danish Royal Family’s official account, translated to English.
It’s accompanied with an image of one in every of Mary and Crown Prince Frederick’s two brown and white border collies, subsequent to a photograph of Mary with one of many canines.
But that picture is flipped vertically, a nod to the Australia’s nickname of Down Under.
“Come on Denmark,” the publish concludes.
The publish has been met with good-natured social media feedback that the Tasmanian-born Princess is betraying her residence nation.
The United States embassy in Australia has additionally posted forward of the Matildas conflict, with an edited .gif picture of Homer Simpson carrying a USA cap, earlier than disappearing right into a hedge and re-emerging carrying Matildas gear after the US crew was knocked out in a shock end result towards Sweden.
NSW Premier Chris Minns has additionally carried on his custom of sending out a tweet earlier than the Matildas take to the sphere in Sydney.
“Sydney is shining bright for the Matildas – and we’re all behind them. Let’s bring this home!,” he wrote.
The Matildas and Denmark play at 8.30pm at Stadium Australia.
The loser can be knocked out of the event.
Originally revealed as Crown Princess Mary of Denmark modifications allegiance forward of Matildas conflict
Source: www.news.com.au
