Matildas have a mountain of work to get through ahead of Tokyo Olympics after back-to-back thrashings By Daniel Garb The Matildas were embarrassed 5-0 by The Netherlands in their friendly in Nijmegen. ( Print text only Just over three months out from the Olympics. Back-to-back thumpings for the Matildas. It's a worrying situation for one of the nation's glamour teams ahead of Tokyo amid concerns that another big tournament may slip by for this hugely talented group of Australian footballers without any silverware to show for it. There may be a home World Cup on the horizon in 2023 but if Tokyo comes and goes without a podium finish, it's likely to be all in on that for Sam Kerr, Caitlin Foord, Hayley Raso and co in the hope of capitalising on this golden generation.