In her first start at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, Sam Kerr showed the world exactly what this tournament was missing all along.
Against powerhouse England in the semifinals, Kerr scored her first goal of the tournament in stunning fashion in the 63rd minute to knot the score at 1–1.
Kerr missed the entire group stage due to calf injury suffered on the eve of the tournament and only played sparingly as a substitute throughout the knockout stage. Until Wednesday, her biggest contribution was a penalty converted during a quarterfinal penalty-kick shootout win over France.
