Kerr eyeing 2027 World Cup as Australia look to go out on a high

Australia face Sweden in the bronze medal game on Saturday

Australia captain Sam Kerr said Friday the Women’s World Cup had been the best weeks of her career and she planned to stick around for the next one in four years’ time.

The 29-year-old will lead her side out for one last game on Saturday when they face Sweden in the third-place playoff in Brisbane, with a bronze medal at stake.

The talismanic striker said Australia were already winners regardless of the result after going further than expected and taking a home nation with them, with bumper crowds and record-breaking TV audiences. 

“I think for us all it has been the most amazing four weeks of our careers. Not only what has happened on the pitch, but what has happened off has been amazing,” she said.

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