World Football

Mani Djazmi, Maz Farookhi and Katie Smith are back together to preview the four quarter-finals. Maz joins from Wellington to tell us about a quite extraordinary Netherlands press conference involving manager Andries Jonker and forward Lineth Beerensteyn ahead of their game against Spain. Beerensteyn doesn't hold back in her criticism of the USA. Katie is in Sydney to talk about her chat with England midfielder Lucy Staniforth, and Mani speaks to the woman who is credited with coming up with the Matildas name for the Australia women's football team. She tells us the tale, which involved a mechanical kangaroo and a famous royal. Image: Captain Sam Kerr of Australia speaks to her teammates in the huddle after her team’s 2-0 victory and advance to the quarter-final following the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Round of 16 match between Australia and Denmark at Stadium Australia on August 07, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Credit: Getty Images)