They’ve fallen short at the World Cup and now an Asian Cup - both on Aussie soil. We’re just going to have to remember these Matildas as one of the best teams never to win something.
The veteran midfielder is set to become the most capped Australian footballer ever when the Matildas take on China in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup.
One of Ante Milicic’s coaching career highlights occurred while managing Sam Kerr’s Australia – but he hopes the next will be beating them in Tuesday night’s semi-final.
With 2027 World Cup qualification secure after a 2-1 win over “the best team”, North Korea, Australia are in the final four in their quest for the Asian Cup trophy.
Australia are sharing a Gold Coast hotel with Iran in the lead-up to their second Asian Cup group game against a team whose country is engulfed in political upheaval.
