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Matildas superfans explain why Aussie supporters haven't been loud enough at World Cup matches as they urge them to finally find their voice for Denmark knockout clash
While the crowds for the Women's World Cup matches have been record-breaking, Matildas superfans don't think Aussie supporters have been loud enough and are urging them to make some noise on Monday night.
The Matildas are readying themselves for their do-or-die clash with Denmark in Sydney as they hope to book a berth in the quarter finals.
On Sunday, Caitlin Foord said that she was impressed with the support from Aussies but would like more noise from Sydney fans.
'I said it before, and I still think Sydney could be louder,' said Foord.
'I hope it is tomorrow. By far, at the moment, Melbourne has definitely took top notch - so I definitely want my home team to take that up.'
The Matildas Active Support group (pictured before Australia's World Cup match against Nigeria) is hoping more fans will find their voice on Monday for the Denmark game
The group is hoping Aussie fans will get more involved as the tournament goes on and they get used to the way hardcore football supporters pump up their team at big games
Cat Gaggin, a member of the Matildas Active Support group, is hoping more supporters will find their voice.
'As Australians we love sports. No matter what it is, we're always going to turn up,' Gaggin Wide World of Sports.
'We are a group that is turning up and getting loud, and hopefully the more that we win and the more matches that we play , the louder we'll get.'
Her fellow group member Liam Parslow says Aussie football fans are content to sit back and enjoy the spectacle rather than get vocal like other footballing nations around the world.
'I think Australian sporting crowds are conservative in general,' he said.
'Australian sporting fans like to be entertained but football crowds are different; we like to be involved, more hands-on, and we're very vocal and passionate.'
For many Aussies, the World Cup is their first experience of big football matches, so the supporter group anticipates fans will get more involved as the tournament goes on.
'It is so many people's first football match that they're getting to see live and it is also their first chance to see the Matildas play,' Gaggin said.
The Women's World Cup is the first time many Aussies have experienced huge football crowds and the culture that goes with them
Matildas Active Support have many songs and chants ready for the match on Monday night
'With this World Cup on home soil, we need to build on people wanting to come to the football and then we can build the chants up from there.'
'European and South American football, they've been doing this for generations. Their chants have been around for generations.
'We can't compare as that's their life, football is everything to them.'
Matildas Active Support have a well-developed songbook with team songs, Aussie anthems and individual player chants - and on Monday night they will be hard to miss at Stadium Australia.
'We're trying to get everyone on board with the same songs. They are pretty easy to learn once you know them,' Gaggin says.
Fellow group member Majella Card adds: 'Even if you don't want to get up and sing, clap along with the beat of the drums because the drums are always going.'
If you want to familiarise yourself with the group's chants and songs, you can find them here.
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