SYDNEY (15 August 2017) – Australia called up five uncapped players and welcomed back captain Mile Jedinak from injury in a 30-man squad named Tuesday for crucial World Cup qualifiers against Japan and Thailand. The Australians will face Japan in Saitama at the end of this month before returning to Melbourne to play Thailand on…
SYDNEY (29 July 2017) – Australia produced a superb performance to secure a first ever victory against three-time World Champions the United States, while Japan were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against Brazil on the opening day of the Tournament of Nations. The Matildas produced an outstanding performance to end a 30-year hoodoo, and…
SYDNEY (24 July 2017) – Four teams from ASEAN have made the cut for the AFC Under-23 Championship 2018 in China following the conclusion of the qualifiers last night Two teams – Australia and Malaysia – qualified as group winners while Thailand and Vietnam made the cut as two of six best-placed runners up. Australia…
SYDNEY (6 July 2017) – Football Federation Australia (FFA) will welcome a FIFA/AFC mission to Australia later this month in an effort to end an impasse over expansion of the sport’s membership (Congress). All stakeholders in Australian football, including the FFA, agree with FIFA and the AFC that FFA’s Congress should be expanded to include…
SYDNEY (27 June 2017) – Australia exited the FIFA Confederations Cup on Sunday despite securing an impressive 1-1 draw with South American champions Chile. Knowing that only a win by two goals or more would secure their passage through the semi-finals, Australia went ahead on 42 minutes at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow when Robbie…
SYDNEY (23 June 2017) – Mark Milligan’s second half penalty earned Australia a 1-1 draw with Cameroon on Thursday to keep alive their feint hopes of progressing to the FIFA Confederations Cup semi-finals. ustralia began the game brightly, but it was Cameroon who, after eventually establishing a foothold in the game, went ahead after Andre-Frank…