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Tony Gustavsson insists Matildas drubbing can have long-term benefits

Tony Gustavsson consoles Clare Polkinghorne after Australia’s 7-0 defeat to Spain at the weekend.
Tony Gustavsson consoles Clare Polkinghorne after Australia’s 7-0 defeat to Spain at the weekend. Photograph: Fran Santiago/Getty Images

The 7-0 hammering by Spain on the weekend could yet reap future benefits for Australian football, according to under-fire Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson.

An experimental Matildas team capitulated in the second half against the Women’s Euros-bound side, conceding six goals after the break, having largely contained their hosts during the first half in Huelva.

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