Australian superstar Sam Kerr has revealed she will take to the field in the Matildas' round of 16 match against Denmark despite spending time on the sideline with a calf injury.<\/p>\n
As the Matildas touched down in Sydney ahead of their must-win match on Monday night, Kerr confirmed to \ufeff9News that she would make her muchreturn.<\/p>\n
"I'm really excited," she said.<\/p>\n
"\ufeffI will play."<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The injury has kept her out of the three games to date – a 1-0 win over Ireland, a 1-3 loss to Nigeria, and Monday's 4-0 thumping of Canada in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
Kerr was listed on the bench for the Canada game, but never warmed up and was not needed as the Aussies easily accounted for the reigning Olympic champions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The update from Kerr builds on the vision of the at training on Thursday and Friday<\/p>\n
The team will prepare \ufefffor the knockout match in Western Sydney.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"