ON A ROLL: Australia's Matildas in training ahead of their round 16 sudden death match against Brazil. SUPPLIED

AUSTRALIA'S women's soccer team, the Matildas, made history on Monday playing in the Women's World Cup in Canada, but the game was barely broadcast let alone the team's big achievement celebrated.

This time last year the Men's World Cup held in Brazil was given so much hype and media attention it was all anyone was talking about, but unless you follow the Matildas or are a big soccer fan, there is not a lot of updates on their success.

You hardly hear anything about the women's team and even now when we are doing well in a major world sport, they are not receiving as many accolades as the men.

The Matildas have broken new ground with their stunning success in the Women's World Cup round 16, making them the first Australian football team to have won a knockout match in a World Cup tournament.

They have put their Women's World Cup rivals on notice after securing a place in the quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over Brazil.

On Facebook yesterday, Football Today posted: "If the Matildas lose on Sunday - big if - they walk away with $2850 each.

"If the Socceroos had lost at the same stage of the Asian Cup in January, they would have pocketed $66,600 each."

So the Matilda's are being under-valued and under paid, receiving less than 5% of the men's winnings.

Roy Morgan Research in Australia has said the following regarding the state of women's participation in football (soccer) in Australia: "While the past five years have seen a marked increase in the number of Australian men playing the beautiful game, the same cannot be said of women.

"Overall participation has grown by just the slightest margins, driven mainly by women aged 35-49 and 14-17.

"In contrast, the number of men playing the sport has increased across all age groups except the under-18s."

The current prospects of women in all sports is disheartening and it is no wonder girls give up on their sporting aspirations.

Good week

The Gympie Cats seniors defeated rivals the Pomona Demons on Saturday 64-56.

Bad week

The Northern Outlaws division one team went down to Maroochydore-Coolum Swans 40-6 at Maroochydore.