‘It was a team effort’: Soccer star Sam Kerr shows her humility after scoring all FOUR goals in a record-breaking World Cup performance
- Captain Sam Kerr scored four goals in Australia’s win over Jamaica
- The Matildas forward was humble in post-match interview, praising teammates
- Comments were a contrast to earlier in tournament when she slammed ‘haters’
- Australia will now clash with Norway on Sunday for a spot in the quarter-finals
Soccer star Sam Kerr showed her humility despite scoring four goals in a dominant win and spearheading Australia’s charge to the knockout rounds in the World Cup.
The Matildas captain, 25, scored all of Australia’s goals in their 4-1 win over Jamaica at the Stade des Alpes in Grenoble, France on Wednesday.
Kerr’s sensational performance guaranteed Australia a spot in the knockout rounds, and after the game she deflected praise and highlighted the work of her teammates.
‘It’s an amazing feeling… but it was a team effort,’ Kerr said.
Her comments were a stark contrast to those she gave after her team’s 3-2 win over Brazil on Friday, when she told the ‘haters’ to ‘suck on that one’.
Sam Kerr (pictured with her girlfriend Nikki Stanton) scored all of Australia’s goals in their 4-1 win over Jamaica at the Stade des Alpes in Grenoble, France on Wednesday
Kerr’s goals made her the first Australian player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup, but she said the most important outcome was securing qualification for the next round.
‘I knew every goal would count and I’m just happy we could get that second spot.’
Australia will play Norway in Nice on Sunday for a spot in the quarter-finals.
Matildas coach Ante Milicic said his team needed to improve in order to beat Norway.
‘We have qualified for the next round but we need to be better,’ Milicic said.
‘We’re still getting caught on transition far too easily. It’s obviously a worrying concern – we’ve worked on it but we still need to be better.
‘Yes they had some exceptional speed that caught us and the direct play at times challenged us but to go further in the tournament we have to get better.’
The captain of Australia’s Women’s World Cup soccer team sealed the game’s fate within the 83rd minute which led them to victory 4-1
Following the Matildas’ shock 2-1 loss to Italy in the opening round, Kerr admitted there was immense pressure on the team and called out the critics after their comeback victory against Brazil on Friday.
‘There were a lot of critics talking about us but we’re back. So suck on that,’ Kerr said in a post victory interview.
‘Look at that performance to come back from the deep.’
This game was Kerr’s second hat-trick in a Matildas shirt, and her most important