Dominant in all their matches leading up to the final, the Nadeshiko had to dig deep to stop a buoyant home side backed by a record 74,397 partisan fans at Stadium Australia, much to the delight of the Danish tactician.
“The match was 50-50, as I predicted yesterday,” said Nielsen. “Today, we had to fight really hard. Australia are a really hard team to play at home but before the game started, football in Australia already won. It was an amazing tournament. .....
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