Soccer-Australia captain Kerr hopes to deliver iconic moment at home World Cup

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's Super League - Reading v Chelsea - Madejski Stadium, Reading, Britain - May 27, 2023 Chelsea's Sam Kerr celebrates scoring their first goal Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley/File Photo

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Sam Kerr was a spellbound seven-year-old when she watched Indigenous Australian Cathy Freeman inspire a nation with an electrifying run for the 400m gold at the Sydney Olympics.

Twenty-three years on, the captain of Australia's Matildas hopes to conjure another iconic sporting moment for home fans at the Women's World Cup.