Despite a disappointing result against Australia, Ireland's fans have much to cheer about.
Their side showed it can go toe-to-toe with a powerhouse of women's soccer and was only denied a memorable result by a second-half penalty.
While the Irish players trudged off the pitch in Sydney, fans watching in Brisbane could see the positives.
"Disappointing but very uplifting," Ireland fan Sean Stanley told CNN, while he attended a fan park in the city.
The fact that Australia are one of the best teams in the tournament, we did very well.
"We know we’re good defensively and we did that well tonight and we showed attacking threat as well. It’s 1-0, it’s unfortunate, but that’s it."
The match was Ireland's first ever game in the Women's World Cup, but there was no sign of nerves.
On another day, Ireland might have found an equalizer after piling the pressure on the Matildas in the final few moments.
Ireland fan John McGarry told CNN that he was proud of how the players represented the country.
"We can’t take away from the Girls in Green here," he said.
It’s groundbreaking what they’re doing. It’s the first World Cup we’re even a part of and look what we’re doing now. We can definitely make it through [the group]."