It has been a history-making, game-changing Women’s World Cup for Australia, but the Matildas’ participation in the tournament ended in a 2-0 defeat to Sweden in the third-place playoff on Saturday.⁠ ⁠ Still, this match marked new frontiers for women’s soccer in Australia following a World Cup which has seen soccer mania grip the nation as the Matildas achieved its best ever result in the tournament.⁠ ⁠ Nobody wants to appear in the third-place playoff and it normally produces a muted atmosphere but such has been the support for the Matildas this World Cup that even after Sweden had taken an ultimately unassailable 2-0 lead, the crowd still cheered every pass, every tackle, every probing run.⁠ ⁠ Click the link in our bio to read more.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #womensworldcup #worldcup #soccer #instasoccer #football (📸Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)