Matildas star Mary Fowler says the national team’s flop at the Paris Olympics will serve as motivation for the 2026 home Asian Cup. Australia entered the 2024 Olympics aiming for a podium position after finishing fourth at the 2021 Tokyo Games and fourth at the 2023 World Cup. But it was clear from the outset in Paris that the Matildas were off their game, losing their opener 3-0 to Germany, scraping to a lucky 6-5 win over lowly Zambia, before finishing their campaign with a 2-1 loss to the US.
More Football The poor on-field displays led to rumours about team disunity and potential pampering. Tony Gustavsson stepped down as coach after the Olympics, with the Matildas still on the lookout for his replacement. Fowler hopes the hard lessons learned at the Olympics will hold the Matildas in good stead for the Asian Cup.
“Obviously it’s hard looking back at the Olympics not to feel disappointed with the results from that,” Fowler said. “I think we definitely worked as hard as we could to prepare for the tournament. Sometimes football just doesn’t go your way.
’ Win a Ziggy BBQ for Grand Final day, thanks to Barbeques Galore! Enter Here. “Being at home and having that home advantage, it’s very different playing a home World Cup versus being overseas. “Sometimes things just don’t go your way.
we reflect on that as a team and I’m sure the girls have done that individually as well. “We all really want to win something with the national team. Mary Fowler has .