The official was unmoved, however, leading Carpenter to mutter 'f*** off' as she ran away, a moment caught on camera by the broadcasters. In a further blow, the Matildas could be without star defender Steph Catley for their Asian Cup quarter-final after a worrying head knock against South Korea. Catley briefly returned to the field but was forced out of the match in the 17th minute. The left back was initially cleared to play on before going off for Courtney Nevin after South Korea's 13th minute opener. Nevin was crestfallen and appeared gun-shy afterwards which allowed South Korea to push ahead when Kang was given space by the left-back to fizz a 57th-minute shot past Arnold.

Source: Daily Mail March 09, 2026 06:00 UTC