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Football Review: September 2024

Your recap of a massive month of football across 10 Play in September

It was a bumper month of football across 10 Play, with countless of spectacular moments.

It is now time to take stock and review the very best of what September had to offer in the football world.

Check out some of the links below to the major events that took place over the course of September.

Australia Cup 2024: Macarthur FC Crowned Champions

The Australia Cup wrapped up on the last Sunday night of the month in spectacular fashion as Victory and Macarthur went head to head to decide who would be crowned Australia Cup 2024 Champions.

The showcase event at AAMI Park was a culmination of a memorable year of Australia Cup action which delivered plenty of 'Cupsets' along the way, including in the big match which saw the Bulls become the first away side to win the competition.

Macarthur FC won the Australia Cup for the second time in their history

The all important goal arrived just before the hour mark from Marin Jakolis who was left with  a relatively straightforward job as he tapped home Jed Drew's pass across goal which left Jack Duncan stranded in the Victory goal.

Macarthur's win now guarantees them a place in the 2025/26 AFC Champions League Two. A competition they are all too familiar with after having featured in the 2023/24 edition.

So, with another year of the Australia Cup written in the history books, you can catch up with all the best moments from the Round of 32 onwards on 10 Play, with the full match replays available to stream now!

Relive the Australia Cup 2024 on 10 Play

Subway Socceroos: Third Round World Cup Qualifiers got Underway

The Subway Socceroos began their AFC Third Round World Cup Qualifiers with a double header against Bahrain in the Gold Coast followed by a trip to Jakarta to face off against Indonesia.

Graham Arnold's side were underwhelming their first outing against Bahrain as they wrote themselves into the record books with a result that sent shockwaves throughout Asia.

Catch up with all the action from the Subway Socceroos AFC World Cup Qualifiers on 10 Play

What awaited them in Jakarta was a new look Indonesia coupled with a challenging set of circumstances which included extreme levels of humidity as well as a raucous set of over 70,000 supporters cheering on the Garuda Warriors.

Catch up with all the action from their World Cup Qualifier against Indonesia.

Subway Socceroos: Important Links

AFC Champions League Two: Sydney FC kicked off their Asian Campaign

Sydney FC's Asian Champions League Two (ACL Two) campaign commenced in September with the first of their six group stage encounters at home to Hong Kong side Eastern.

That clash was Douglas Costa's first competitive outing for the club but it was fellow new arrival Anas Ouahim that stole the show with his brace.

Watch Sydney FC's ACL Two campaign live and free on 10 Play (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Important Links: AFC Champions League Two

FIFA U20 Women's World Cup: Young Matildas star in Colombia

The CommBank Young Matildas were in Colombia for the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in September.

The Young Matildas opened their  campaign against host nation Colombia over the first weekend of the month.

Catch up with all the action from the Young Matildas' World Cup campaign on 10 Play (Photo by Martín Fonseca/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

Their next clash saw them try to get their first points of the campaign when they met Mexico on Wednesday morning.

Mexico came away with a point from their opening fixture as they drew 2-2 with Cameroon.

The Young Matildas' chances of progressing lay on a knife's edge as they geared up for their final group stage encounter when they took on the African nation.

Korea DPR outclassed Japan in the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup Final (Photo by NELSON RIOS/AFP via Getty Images)

Plus, you can also relive all the action from the Final which was an all-Asian affair as Korea DPR faced off against Japan.

Both Korea DPR and Japan have plenty of experience in the U20 Women's World Cup, with the former having claimed top honours in the 2016 edition in Papua New Guinea while the latter matched that feat at the following World Cup in France.

It marked Japan's third straight World Cup Final appearance where they were eager to make amends for that defeat to Spain in the previous instalment in 2022.

Roshn Saudi League: Heavyweights go Toe-to Toe

There were plenty of blockbuster matches to look back on throughout September with Al Nassr and Al Ahli facing off while Al Hilal and Al Ittihad was another fixture which did not fail to disappoint.

We got our first glimpses of some new signings in Ivan Toney (Al Ahli) and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang (Al Qadsiah), with the latter opening his account for his new club with a crucial winner against Al Ahli.

Plus, there is also the Weekly RSL Recap Show which provides all the highlights from every round of the RSL. Stream every episode live and free on 10 Play.

Relive all the action so far from the 2024/25 RSL season

Watch the 2024/25 Roshn Saudi League live and free on 10 Play