2015 FIFA Women`s World Cup

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2015 FIFA Women`s World Cup
About Aus... By Taiki At 2015-06-21 14:55
They are c... By Teragoya Otto At 2015-06-24 05:55

2015 FIFA Women`s World Cup

Jun

Australia & Japan have both made it (made it = successfully reach) to the knock-out stages of the current world cup in Canada. Great!

Unfortunately, Australia will meet Brazil next...

Japan are luckier - they will play Holland, who have not been playing so well.

Anyway, fingers crossed!

Vocabulary:
- Saying "fingers crossed" means to hope for good luck. You might see people actually cross two fingers (making an `x` shape) at places like casinos, horse races etc.

#スポーツ

Commented by Taiki
Posted at 2015-06-21 14:55

About 
Australian women's national team, 
Do they have a nickname ? 
like wallaby's , big kangaroo's etc.

Commented by Teragoya Otto
Posted at 2015-06-24 05:55

They are called the `Matildas`. This word comes from a famous old Australian song. A `Matilda` was a bag used to carry a travelling worker`s things.

More info here: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda