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Matildas shock France to storm into World Cup semi final – By Trevine Rodrigo (eLanka Sports editor – Melbourne) The stakes were high, and the spotlight was on a home team daring to dream, and when it’s Australia, nothing seems be beyond achievable. And accordingly, the Matildas put Australia on the world map as a team not to be underestimated. In true fashion, Australia withstood and overcame a clearly overskilled France to snatch a history making semi final of the Women’s World Cup after an exhausting 7-6 penalty shoot out which broke a stalemate through normal time, extra time and the final decider. Titanic would best describe the fantastic tussel for a semi final berth, and Australia and France provided just that in an epic quarter final of the Women’s World Cup in front of a mammoth crowd in Brisbane. In a frenetic game that ebbed and flowed with no ...