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China and Denmark are expected to tussle for second spot in the group, with the opening game in Perth shaping up as crucial for either side. The Steel Roses have made it out of the group stage in each of their seven appearances and are fresh off being crowned Asian champions last year. The Matildas come into the tournament in solid form, having won the Cup of Nations on home-soil in February – which included a win over Spain – and seen off European champions England in this year alone. With the action set to kick-off on July 20, KEEPUP provides an ultimate guide to everything you need to know ahead of the ninth iteration of the competition.

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Natascha was helped from the field with an injury, and has been replaced by Lorena, while Adriana has replaced her side’s chief goalscorer. The crowd was brought well and truly to its feet as the star defender left the field with a tear in her eye. A host of injuries took place in the brutal encounter, with Brazil losing Fe Palermo, Yasmin, Natascha and Marilia Furiel throughout the contest, while Australia’s Winonah Heatley left the field and was seen receiving treatment on her leg. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket – when he is not on holiday.

Peacock are the home of all USWNT friendlies including their upcoming games against Brazil. Tournament debutants and the first ever Arab side to play at a Women’s World Cup, Morocco will be hoping to cause a stir and build off their impressive showing at the African Cup of Nations where they lost in the final to South Africa. South Korea – who were runners-up to China at the Asian Cup last year – will be hoping to return to the knockout stage for only the second time, having only done so in four attempts previously. The Swedes come into the tournament as one of the sides tipped to go deep in the competition and with good reason given their recent performances at major tournaments that included a third place finish in 2019, silver medal in Tokyo and semi-final exit at the Euros. Both sides are expected to advance from the group, with the US chasing a third consecutive World Cup crown, something that no side has ever been able to do – men’s or women’s. Despite deep runs in European Championships, Denmark have never quite been able to translate that form onto the world stage and are in fact – competing in their first World Cup since 2007.

Matildas v Brazil friendly as it happened: Clare Polkinghorne farewells Brisbane

The match will be available to stream on HBO Max in English, Universo and Peacock in Spanish. Both sides will lock horns in the second matchday in Brisbane, which looms as one of the games of the group stage and will more than likely have an enormous say on who tops the group. The job has been made all the more difficult due to the absence of star striker Vivienne Miedema, with the onus falling to Fenna Kalma – who scored a whopping 45 goals in 2022 – which was only bettered by Erling Haaland (46) and Kylian Mbappe (56). Group E is headlined by an impending rematch of the 2019 final as the USA and Netherlands are set to lock horns in Wellington. Meanwhile, Zambia – who are the first men’s or women’s squad from an African landlocked nation to qualify for a senior World Cup – are hoping to cause a major boil over.

One of the final tests before the U.S. women’s national team heads off to the Women’s World Cup this summer is the SheBelieves Cup, which begins on Feb. 16. Each of the 32 nations have to provide FIFA with a private preliminary squad between 35 to 55 players, before cutting it to a final 23 for the tournament by July 9. The visitors finished the game – that included a combined total of almost 22 minutes of stoppage time across two halves – with a numerical disadvantage after defender Vitoria Calhau was sent off in the 87th minute for a second bookable offence. The coaching staff and I are eager to see which players will take this chance to showcase their qualities and step up to demonstrate they are of international calibre,” Sermanni concluded. Following the recent announcement of the dates, cities and venues for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026™, the four-game window provides Sermanni with an opportunity to evaluate an extended number of players.

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• Liverpool keeper Micah made a host of first-half saves but was forced to pick the ball out of the net for a second time in the 40th minute when defender Lauren doubled the visitors’ lead.

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• FA wants a coach for a full four-year cycle, tasked with winning a home Asian Cup in 2026 before taking Australia to the 2027 Women’s World Cup and the 2028 Olympics.
• She has come out of nowhere to shut down Giovana’s attempt to bury this contest, and the Brazilian is on the ground receiving medical assessment as a result.

But it is expected a full-time Matildas coach will be appointed by the end of the year, possibly after the five friendlies in Europe and Australia. Van Egmond became the fourth player to make 150 Matildas appearances, joining Polkinghorne (168), Cheryl Salisbury (151) and Lisa De Vanna (150). Before the match, the departing Polkinghorne was afforded a guard of honour by her teammates and was presented with a framed Matildas jersey by one of her childhood sporting heroes, Queensland and Australian rugby league legend Darren Lockyer. Foord and Haas had a running battle in what was an extremely physical first-half, with the visitors – particularly goalkeeper Natascha Honegger – earning the ire of the fans for constantly requiring medical attention. A celebration of retiring defender Clare Polkinghorne’s decorated career didn’t go to plan on Thursday night for the Matildas, who were beaten 3-1 by Brazil at Suncorp Stadium.

Final squad players can be replaced by someone from the preliminary squad, due to serious injury or illness up to 24 hours before kick-off of the team’s first group game. Coaching of both national teams is in flux with Tony Popovic appointed the Socceroos new coach on Monday after Graham Arnold’s shock resignation, while Sermani was appointed interim coach last week. CommBank Matildas’ interim Head Coach, Tom Sermanni, has selected an exciting combination of internationally and locally based players with a wide variety of experience levels. The window will see several milestones celebrated along with potential debuts for local talent. All of the Matildas friendlies in this international window can be seen live on Channel 10 and 10 Bold on TV as well as on 10Play and Paramount+ for those who want to live stream all of the action. However, the hosts forced their way back into the contest two minutes later when the Gold Coast’s own Hayley Raso delighted the fans with her 20th goal for the Matildas after being found at the far by a low cross from Caitlin Foord.

Corporate hospitality packages are available for the home matches https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/librorum/article/view/2060 which offer a range of benefits, including exclusive access to premium seating, private suites, and VIP lounges. To enquire about corporate hospitality packages or to make a booking, contact the hospitality team at After a solid 14 minutes of added time, all the players sink to their knees or just collapse on the ground. There were some experienced players in gold tonight – but some of the younger ones will take an awful lot out of that. For the visitors, at times they were at their typical classy best – making Matildas goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold work with every shot, while showing off plenty of speed to keep their rival defenders on the backfoot.