BBC's bold Kylie Minogue move ahead of the Matildas' World Cup clash with England

Last night the country was left reeling after England ended Australia’s Women’s World Cup dream, beating them in a 3-1 defeat. But before the game had even started, the BBC decided to take a cheeky dig at the team.

Australian singing legend Kylie Minogue appeared in an opening film by BBC Sport, turning her song I Should Be So Lucky into a poem.

As Kyie’s iconic voice spoke the words “I should be so lucky. Lucky, lucky, lucky," a highlight reel of both the Australian and English team’s journey to make it to the semi-finals was played.

Football fans in England were delighted by the video, with one person commenting: “Resisted the temptation to put Kylie in a half-and-half scarf. That is, indeed, lucky.”

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“I love Kylie's voice on that, speaking the lyrics to Lucky, and she's probably okay with England winning, since she spends a lot of time here,” another wrote.

Others thought the reel was a fitting ode to the teams and the camaraderie between them.

“We walk together hand in hand! A nice touch,” a fan said.

“There's nobody better at this than the BBC,” another wrote, with a third writing: "The BBC are so damn good at this. Love Kylie. Love the BBC. Come on England!"

The nation was left reeling last night after The Matildas were kicked out of the Women’s World Cup by the English side.

After a stunning solo goal which saw Australian fans go wild, Australian captain Sam Kerr has since spoken out about the need for women's football to receive proper funding.

"I can only speak for the Matildas. We need funding in our development. We need funding in our grassroots. We need funding. We need funding everywhere," she said.

"The comparison to other sports isn't really good enough. And hopefully this tournament changes that because that's the legacy you leave — not not what you do on the pitch. The legacy is what you do off the pitch.

"And hopefully, I mean, it's hard to talk about now, but hopefully that this is the start of something new."

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