June and July are shaping up to be massive months for our Subway Socceroos and CommBank Matildas as they gear up for some massive matches against some of the best teams in the world.
First up in June, Graham Arnold's Socceroos head to China to meet Argentina in Beijing. It wasn't too long ago that the Socceroos came up against the South American outfit - with the 2022 FIFA World Cup champions coming out on top in the round of 16 clash in the race to their global triumph.
Arnold and his Argentinian counterpart, Lionel Scaloni, have forged quite the friendship since their meeting. Scaloni has complimented Arnold and his side on multiple occasions after they gave it their all in what turned out to be quite a challenging encounter for La Albiceleste in Qatar last year.
The South American outfit have named a near full strength side that is headlined by the inclusion of global superstar Lionel Messi, Emiliano Martinez as well as Alex Mac Allister.
Turning our attention to the Subway Socceroos squad which sees a raft of changes with regulars Aziz Behich, Jason Cummings, Miloš Degenek, Craig Goodwin, Jackson Irvine, Aaron Mooy, and Bailey Wright missing out due to injury.
This has paved the way for some new faces with 19-year-old, Parma Calcio 1913 defender Alessandro Circati and Melbourne City FC goalkeeper Thomas Glover linking up with the national team for the first time.
Meanwhile, there have been recalls to the Green and Gold for Denis Genreau and Gianni Stensness thanks to their outstanding club form.
Watch the Subway Socceroos vs Argentina on Thursday, 15 June from 2130 AEST live and free on Network 10
Socceroos to Face Argentina in China
CommBank Matildas' FIFA World Cup Curtain Raiser
The action carries on into July as our CommBank Matildas return to the pitch for the first time since silencing England on their turf in April.
Tony Gustavsson's side will take on heavyweights France in their final match before hosting the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
All eyes will be on the Swede to see who he chooses in that final starting line-up? Will he go all out and choose the strongest side expected to start against Ireland six days later, or will he be more conservative and rest his star players?
Watch the CommBank Matildas vs France on Friday, 14 July from 1830 AEST live and free on 10 BOLD and 10 Play
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CommBank Matildas return to Perth on the path to Paris 2024
The CommBank Matildas will commence their qualification for the Paris 2024™ Olympic Games in Perth this October.
From 23 October – 1 November 2023, HBF Park will witness Australia take on some of Asia’s best nations in Chinese Taipei, FIFA Women’s World Cup-bound Philippines and IR Iran in a round-robin tournament.
CommBank Matildas return to Perth on the path to Paris 2024
