Before the second semi-final between Australia and England on Wednesday, August 16, 32 teams were eliminated from the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. However, Australia’s Matildas, one of the teams with the highest number of out gay players, are still very much in the running.![](https://www.bbcsport247.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/untitled-design-5.jpg)
The Australian folk song “Waltzing Matilda” inspired the team’s nickname, the Matildas, who are now ranked 10th in the world. Last Saturday, August 12, they defeated France 7–6 on penalties to advance to their first World Cup semi-final.
On Wednesday, August 16, at 8 p.m. local time (11:00 BST), the home team will play England’s Lionesses in an attempt to advance to Sunday’s (20 August) World Cup Final against Spain. Fans in the UK can watch the match on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, and the BBC Sport website.
When it comes to LGBTQ+ inclusion
When it comes to LGBTQ+ representation, women’s professional football has long outperformed men’s football. This is evident at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, where a record number of out LGBTQ+ football players took the field in Australia and New Zealand, and Quinn from Canada added some joyous trans and non-binary visibility to the proceedings.
Despite the fact that the England Lionesses have a number of well-known LGBTQ+ players, Australia and Brazil jointly have nine confirmed out and proud LGBTQ+ players on their 2023 World Cup squad (plus three reserve players). This means that, come whatever the outcome of Wednesday’s semi-final, queer representation in sport has triumphed.
This is a helpful list of all the LGBTQ+ Astralian Matildas who are out and who they are dating right now
, women’s professional football has long outperformed men’s football, and the 2023 Women’s World Cup has
Ellie Carpenter, a defender for the Matildas and player for Lyon, debuted for her country’s squad in 2015 at the age of fifteen. The following year, she became the youngest football player to ever compete in the Olympic Games.
When she’s not playing for the Australian national team, 31-year-old Katrina Gorry plays as a midfielder for Swedish club Vittsjö GIK.
Gorry gave birth to her daughter, Harper, in 2021 and is engaged to her Vittsjö GIK teammate Clara Markstedt.