'We did it': Joy and relief as Australia and New Zealand celebrate Women's World Cup bid success

• ‘We freakin’ did it,’ says Matildas captain Sam Kerr
• Result hailed as a ‘tremendous and exciting step forward’

Australia and New Zealand were celebrating on Friday as the nations awoke to the news that their joint bid had won the race to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup, with the success being hailed as a historic moment for women’s sport in the region.

“We did it. We freakin’ did it,” said Sam Kerr, the Matildas captain whose image had been projected onto Sydney’s Opera House in the buildup to the announcement in the small hours of Friday morning.

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