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Katrina Gorry is the answer to Australia's World Cup problems

Australia stumbled in their first match at the Women's World Cup, falling in shocking fashion to Italy on a stoppage-time goal. Matildas captain and star striker Sam Kerr sits down with ESPN to share her journey from Aussie rules to soccer and what coming home to Perth truly means. Australian captain Sam Kerr says the Matildas know they need to match and overcome the standard set by the USA on the World Cup stage. Think of a defensive setup in football as a row of dominoes. Just as subtly as the flick of one's fingers, a singular pass or movement has the ability to make them all tumble. One desperate defensive action forces another action, then another, and another -- everything growing increasingly frenzied with each response. All the while, the team in attack can anticipate and exploit the space this defensive scrambling can create. In a 2-1 loss to Italy to open their Women's World Cup campaign on Sunday,...

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