1/56Sam Kerr sings with Nikki Webster as Matildas fans gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
Photos: Matildas get keys to city
Thousands of fans turned out to cheer on new national heroes the Matildas at Brisbane’s Riverstage. Were you spotted?
2/56Matildas fans gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
3/56Matildas fans Stephanie Molenaar and daughter Millie 8, at Brisban’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
4/56Matildas fan Jane Man who scored Mackenzie Arnolds match gloves at Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of the Matildas 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
5/56Eli Hall 19, and Tara Boone 20, at BrisbaneÕs Riverstage to mark the end of the Matildas 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
6/56Matildas fans gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
7/56Matildas fans gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
8/56Aakairah Tangatekere 9 and Chloe Dodt 10 at Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of the Matildas 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
9/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
10/56Matildas players on stage at Brisban’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
11/56Sam Kerr sings with Nikki Webster as Matildas fans gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
12/56Matildas fans gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
13/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
14/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
15/56Matildas fans gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
16/56Matildas players on stage at Brisbane’ Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
17/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
18/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
19/56Emily van Egmond, Mary Fowler, Steph Catley and Sam Kerr sing along with Nikki Webster during the Australian Matildas community reception following their 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup campaign, at City Botanic Gardens on August 20, 2023 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
20/56Matildas fans gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
21/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
22/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
23/56Matildas fans gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
24/56Mary Fowler, Steph Catley and Sam Kerr sing along with Nikki Webster during the Australian Matildas community reception following their 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup campaign, at City Botanic Gardens on August 20, 2023 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
25/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
26/56The Matildas front their fans at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
27/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
28/56Matildas fans gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
29/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
30/56Matildas fans Audrey Jones 18, Molly McLennan 19, and Anna Maddox 18, at Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of the Matildas 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
31/56The Matildas pose for a photo during the Australian Matildas community reception following their 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup campaign, at City Botanic Gardens on August 20, 2023 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
32/56Matildas fans gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
33/56Matildas players on stage at Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
34/56Matildas fans gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
35/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
36/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
37/56Sam Kerr with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk as Matildas fans gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
38/56Matildas players (L to R) Mary Fowler, Steph Catley and Sam Kerr with singer Nikki Webster as fans gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
39/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
40/56The Matildas pose for a photo during the Australian Matildas community reception following their 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup campaign, at City Botanic Gardens on August 20, 2023 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
41/56Aakairah Tangatekere 9, Chloe Dodt 10, Ellie Beavis 9, Ruby Chapman 10 at Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of the Matildas 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
42/56Matildas fans gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
43/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
44/56Matildas plays Mary Fowler waves to fans at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
45/56Matildas players (L to R) Mary Fowler, Steph Catley and Sam Kerr with singer Nikki Webster as fans gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
46/56Matildas fans flock to BrisbaneÕs Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
47/56Matildas player Alanna Kennedy waves to fans as they gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
48/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
49/56Eli Hall 19, and Tara Boone 20, at Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of the Matildas 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
50/56Mary Fowler, Steph Catley and Sam Kerr sing along with Nikki Webster during the Australian Matildas community reception following their 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup campaign, at City Botanic Gardens on August 20, 2023 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
51/56Matildas player Sam Kerr waves to fans as they gather to show their support at a community reception event in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
52/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
53/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
54/56Matildas fans Audrey Jones 18, Molly McLennan 19, and Anna Maddox 18, at Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of the Matildas 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
55/56Matildas players on stage at Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
56/56Matildas fans flock to Brisbane’s Riverstage to mark the end of their 2023 FIFA World Cup Campaign. Picture Lachie Millard
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