After just four wins from their last 13 matches, an England side boasting 10 survivors from the 2019 final they lost to South Africa made it count when it mattered in Marseille.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/rugby/ford-kicks-england-past-argentina-world-cup-opener/

All that mattered to the Cowboys was the end result.

Source: https://genevatimes.ch/cowboys-wake-up-just-in-time-to-beat-carolina/

“All the players in the book had so much weight on their shoulders for club and country yet they all had the mental strength to deliver in the critical moments, when it mattered.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23423579.number-ten-number-makes-best-no-10/?ref=rss

And he finally spoke for the issues that mattered to me, and he promised to represent those values on a national stage while fighting for the principles that we of the “Reagan Youth” had come of age embracing with our full, ideological might.

Source: http://capoliticalreview.com/capoliticalnewsandviews/must-be-nice-to-live-in-paul-ryans-america/

And the timing of his checks never mattered.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/08/30/next-of-ken-belichick-kraft-to-blame-for-recent-pats-failures/

And whether I played again or not it wouldn’t have mattered to me.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/01/30/doug-williams-thrilled-for-patrick-mahomes-jalen-hurts-super-bowl/

An MTV Video Award from the time MTV Video Awards still mattered.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2023/12/02/rocker-lenny-kravitz-calls-out-black-media-outlets-for-ignoring-him/

Another person argued: "Even if your child did cry, it wouldn't have mattered because you paid and are entitled to the seats you paid for.

Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/real-life/mum-accused-ruining-flight-sitting-26038148

As Ferguson suggested afterward, it wouldn’t have even mattered if Posh had been more clinical at the other end.

Source: https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/football/peterborough-united/peterborough-united-talking-points-covering-squad-depth-a-managerial-mistake-and-is-it-time-to-move-on-from-a-double-golden-boot-winner-4261752

As for the commander of the offense, Desmond Ridder had an average game, with just 115 passing yards and one touchdown, but what mattered most is that he didn’t make any big mistakes.

Source: https://www.41nbc.com/defense-shines-bright-in-atlanta-falcons-season-opener/

“As the years went on I would borrow money from friends with no intention of paying them back as they only thing that mattered to me was getting that fix from gambling.

Source: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23482217.blackburn-x-factor-star-lost-50k-gambling-addiction/?ref=rss

At the postgame press conference, head coach J.B. Bickerstaff said about Mitchell, “He wanted to show how much it mattered…”

Source: https://kingjamesgospel.com/2023/01/04/donovan-mitchells-night-ages/

But Gibson ultimately held her nerve when it mattered most, to hand Australia a first series defeat in six years.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/08/england-chase-down-australia-in-third-t20-to-keep-ashes-hopes-alive

“Every point and game mattered.

Source: https://southasiandaily.com/australian-open-djokovic-downs-dimitrov-andy-murray-knocked-out-in-third-round/

"Every step on this journey has mattered and has shaped you to stand here in this room, and now you are here.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-canada-games-team-pei-athlete-celebration-2023-1.6740747?cmp=rss

Every win mattered for the Princeton Lady Panthers soccer team, who were able to earn a playoff bid with two wins to end the year.

Source: https://princetonherald.com/2023/04/22/princeton-sweeps-melissa-earns-first-two-district-wins-of-season/

For them, the only thing that mattered was winning, above everything and with no exception, and when they came across teammates who did not share their same commitment to their profession, they walked all over them.

Source: https://www.voicemagazine.org/2023/07/07/psychosocial-hazards-getting-familiar-with-the-latest-set-of-hazards-at-the-workplace/

For the team itself, nothing mattered more than their ability to get better and better as the competition drew on, with the vault and bars rotations being the best Utah had done all year.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/3/30/23659444/utah-gymastics-made-it-look-easy-in-the-los-angeles-regional-semifinals

He needed to be coaxed back by a teammate, and was present for McDermott’s postgame speech, which is all that mattered to the coach.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/sports/nfl-general-news/2933127/depleted-bills-produce-a-dud-in-playoff-loss-to-bengals.html

“He was a placeholder with enough name recognition to get Trump out of office, which was the only thing that mattered in 2020.

Source: https://www.boston.com/community/readers-say/readers-are-happy-with-biden-but-not-enough-to-support-a-second-term/