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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Kieran Pender in Brisbane

Matildas goals will still flow without Sam Kerr, says Katrina Gorry

Matildas midfielder Katrina Gorry speaks to the media at a Women’s World Cup press conference in Brisbane on Monday.
Matildas midfielder Katrina Gorry speaks to the media at a Women’s World Cup press conference in Brisbane on Monday. Photograph: Jono Searle/EPA

Australia insist they have the firepower to make a deep run at the Women’s World Cup with or without star striker Sam Kerr, who will miss at least the next match against Nigeria on Thursday with a calf injury.

Kerr did not train on Monday and the Matildas have said they will reassess her condition ahead of next week’s final group stage encounter against Canada. But in a hopeful sign for Matildas fans, Kerr posted photos to Instagram of her working out in the gym at the team’s base camp in Brisbane.

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