Well, that was a nice way to start Tuesday morning.

A huge win for the Matildas as they look to rebuild their confidence after the disappointment of the Olympic Games.

Tom Sermanni challenged his players to play like an Australian side tonight.

And they may have been under pressure, but in the spirit of the great Matildas teams that have gone before them, they never gave up and have come away with a famous victory.

Thanks for joining me.

We'll see you all in Brisbane when Brazil come to play on November 28.

Germany had 74 per cent possession.

They had 20 shots on goal, although just six of them were on target

And completed 588 passes to the Matildas' 214.

Does all that matter?

Not one bit, when the main stat line says the Matildas won 2-1.

Germany seem a bit in shock to be honest.

They did dominate in terms of chances made, but they were shockingly wasteful in the final third and it cost them.

Matildas beat Germany for just the second time in their history!

The first time in 19 years!

The Poppi-party has been gatecrashed by Tom Sermanni's Matildas!

Tamika Yallop is arguing her case, but the referee sees that her arms were raised and she gives a free kick for hand ball about 20 yards from goal.

The free kick is floated in and it is comfortably dealt with.

Germany has a decent moment on the edge of the penalty area, where the hosts will want to be camped out for the next four minutes or so you'd think.

The Matildas are deeply camped back looking to hold onto their lead.

Tamika Yallop comes on for Mary Fowler for the closing stages of the contest.

Steph Catley is drawing the ire of the 30,000-plus supporters in Duisburg.

The commentators are suggesting it was an issue with the GPS tracker that all the players wear - which means the disgust raining down on her from the stands is perhaps warranted for this time wasting.

Brilliant from Mackenzie Arnold!

A stunning save from the veteran stopper, unsighted, the shot came in from the edge of the penalty area from Pia-Sophie Wolter through a maze of legs.

A simply wonderful save, her sixth of the night.

Kennedy now blocks a goal-bound shot from the quickly-taken corner!