Early Australia exit heaps pressure on embattled FFA

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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A calamitous penalty shootout loss to Norway was a fitting end to a chaotic women's World Cup campaign for an Australia team haunted by the shock sacking of former coach Alen Stajcic.

The Matildas, ranked sixth in the world, had been viewed as one of the top contenders in France but their last 16 exit was their worst performance at the tournament since 2003.

"It goes back to what we said at the time ... Put simply we believed change was necessary to give us the best chance to perform at the World Cup. We do not resile from that position." "Our decision to act was driven out of care and concern for our players and people," FFA Chairman Chris Nikou said in February, after an emotional Stajcic revealed he was mulling legal action.The FFA made a public apology to Stajcic and said he had neither breached his contract nor been sacked for misconduct.

Media reports that Reid was at the World Cup were another distraction on the eve of their opener against Italy, with the FFA defending her presence as a FIFA invitee. Kerr's four goals in a 4-1 win over Jamaica glossed over what was an underwhelming performance against a lightly regarded team before the 4-1 shootout loss to Norway on Saturday.

 

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