The Matildas have smashed the ratings record books with their 2-0 win over Denmark on Monday night, beating the State of Origin and both the NRL and AFL grand finals.
More than 3.5million people watched the record-setting Women’s World Cup blockbuster match on Channel 7 – with 3.18m watching on TV and 385,000 on the streaming service 7Plus.
It was the highest audience for any TV show this year, outrating the footy codes and big reality TV shows too.
Seven’s coverage of the tournament has now reached a whopping 9.25 million on TV and 1.67 million on 7Plus.
The Aussie side’s next game on Saturday evening may well topple Ash Barty’s monster ratings when she won the Australian Open in 2022.
Millions of people tuned in for the Matildas’ epic 2-0 victory over Denmark on Monday night
More than 3.5 million people watched the record-setting blockbuster match
Around 3.6 million viewers stayed up last year to witness Barty defeat American Danielle Collins – and become the first Aussie to win the Grand Slam in almost 50 years.
The Matildas charged into the Women’s World Cup quarter-finals and welcomed back Sam Kerr in style with their win over the Scandinavians.
Caitlin Foord’s goal in the 29th minute, brilliantly teed up by Mary Fowler, sent the Matildas on their way before Hayley Raso added a second in the 70th minute in front of 75,784 screaming fans at Sydney’s Stadium Australia.
After originally being named on the bench as coach Tony Gustavsson stuck with an unchanged starting line-up, Kerr entered the field to a standing ovation in the 80th minute.
The Matildas will now face off against the winner of the France v Morocco game
They were her first minutes of the tournament, after overcoming a calf injury suffered on the eve of Australia’s opening game.
‘I was actually going to play last game, but the girls smashed it so they didn’t need me, and then I thought we might as well give it a rest,’ she told Channel 7.
‘Even today there was an opportunity that I wouldn’t play if the girls smashed it, but we thought it was best for me and the team (to come on).
‘Me coming on was a big relief after a big three weeks.’
Australia will next play either France or Morocco, who face off in Adelaide on Tuesday night, at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on Saturday evening.
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