WATCH: Norway v Australia in the FIFA Women’s World Cup round of 16 clash live and in HD on SBS from 4:30am (AEST) Sunday morning June 23 or stream live via The World Game website / app.
Australia’s reward for their victory against Jamaica is a round of 16 clash with Norway in Nice.
If the team win that battle they will be two wins away from a place in the World Cup final.
The Australian team played well on Wednesday morning with Sam Kerr conducting a clinic in front of goal as she scored four times.
AAP noted that apart from Kerr’s four-goal haul, there were other individual achievements to savour at the Stade des Alpes.
Lisa De Vanna played game 150, Karly Roestbakken made her first Matildas start and Aivi Luik, a late substitute, played in her first World Cup match.
The SBS coverage is hosted by Tracey Holmes and former Socceroo captain Craig Foster with exclusive analysis from ex-Matilda Joey Peters.
Media headlines after the Wednesday win included:
• Kerr’s four-star show fires the Matildas into the knockout stage
• Sam Kerr’s quadruple seals Group C second for Matildas
• Jamaica exposed the Matildas’ weakness despite 4-1 win
• Sam Kerr’s awesome foursome makes World Cup history