The Matildas’ World Cup will not end on Saturday – I can feel it in my bones

‘The stars are aligning for the Matildas to go further than ever before in a Women’s World Cup and make the semi-finals.’ Photograph: Steven Markham/Speed Media/Shutterstock

This is it – the crème de la crème. The Matildas are in the quarter-final. I’m still pinching myself.

Topping the group meant we had a marginally easier opponent in the round of 16 – Denmark rather than England. But now we’re back on even terms for the quarter-final: you’re facing a big gun no matter what. By this stage all the teams have momentum on their side.