The National Youth Championships 2023 Girls' Tournament officially took over Wollongong on Monday as teams took to the fields at WIN Stadium and JJ Kelly Park. in ideal conditions and the pristine backdrop of Wollongong's beaches, players, officials and spectators gathered for the Opening Ceremony featuring Wollongong Lord Mayor, Gordon Bradbery and Football Australia's Head of Professional Football and Competitions, Natalie Lutz. Twenty-two teams from across Australia will compete in the Under 14 and Under 16 divisions this week, with the Invitational XI, an Indigenous team funded and managed by Football Australia, making their National Youth Championships debut.

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AFC Media \\ Photo credit: AFC Media 1696734938,1696737231 The Japanese, who emerged champions for the fourth time in 2022, face Chinese Taipei next on Wednesday, with Australia to play the hosts on Monday in the three-team group.  Japan were simply unstoppable at the Taipei University Stadium with captain Arthur Oliveira starring with a hat-trick. Photo credit: AFC Media. Tomoki Yoshikawa opened the scoring for Japan in the ninth minute with Oliveira taking over after that. He netted his first from the penalty spot in the 13th minute before going on to complete his hat-trick in the 33rd and 35th minutes.

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The 2023 National Para Football Championships came to a close for another year, with New South Wales defending their title in a thrilling game against the hosts, WA. Read the full wrap of the final day of action and see the award winners! VICTORIA 4 - 1 QUEENSLAND Victoria was victorious in the third-place playoff game, picking up a bronze medal at the 2023 National Para Football Championships. Joshua Beekes opened the scoring for the Victorian side, finding the opener with a shot from just inside the box.

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Football Australia would like to send its congratulations and best wishes to Subway Socceroos' midfielder, Tom Rogic, following the announcement of his retirement from professional football. Rogic accumulated 53 caps and scored 10 goals for Australia after debuting for the senior national team as a 19-year-old during an international friendly against Korea Republic in November 2012. Regarded as one of Australia's most technically gifted midfielders, Rogic was a part of the squads for the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018™, AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019™ and FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017™.

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The friendlies – hosted at the prestigious Marbella Football Centre – will feature U-19 teams from Belgium, Denmark, France, Switzerland and The Netherlands. The Subway Young Socceroos are set to face France (12 October), The Netherlands (14 October) and Denmark (17 October) in what shapes as an important development opportunity some of Australia's most talented young players. The squad – comprising of 16 Australian-based players – will assemble in Marbella on 9 October to commence their preparations ahead of what will be a busy playing schedule.

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Taryn Heddo 1695554439,1695555491 Sienna Dale was the four-goal hero as the CommBank Junior Matildas have capped off their AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifying campaign with a 4-0 victory over Bangladesh.  The win means that Australia has qualified in style for the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Indonesia 2024™, finishing top of Group B with nine out of nine points. Australia came out of the blocks firing and opened the scoring within the first two minutes. A cross from Madeline Caspers found Dale at the back post, who scored the only goal of the half with a deflected finish.

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Australia has already booked their spot in the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Indonesia 2024™ after back-to-back victories in Group B games against the Philippines and hosts, Vietnam. The side will be looking to maintain their undefeated record in qualifying when they take on Bangladesh tonight (7pm AEST).  Tonight's game will be streamed via the Vietnam Football Federation YouTube  Channel. A live stream link will be provided closer to kick-off (2 hours before), however, if this live stream doesn't work please follow the below instructions.

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The Junior Matildas have qualified for the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Indonesia 2024™ after defeating Vietnam 2-1 in Hanoi. Australia started the game with the majority of possession and chances. However, it was Vietnam who scored first. After receiving the ball in transition, Vietnam's No9 Thanh Hieu rounded Junior Matildas goalkeeper Layla Adams and gave her side the lead midway through the first half. The youngsters continued to create chances and they soon paid off. Grace Kuilamu won a corner after a precise ball over the top from Indiana Dos Santos.

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The event is the second football World Cup to be hosted on Australian shores in 2023, being held in Sydney between Sunday 15th and Friday 20th October.  The Australian team are highly rated on the international stage having finished 4th at the third powerchair World Cup in Florida, USA in 2017.  Over 80 players from 15 clubs across six states and territories participate in competitive powerchair football in Australia. Over the last year eight national training camps have been overseen by Australian Head Coach Peter Turnbull and his staff.

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Football Australia Media 1695018015,1695018248 Drawn in Group A alongside Chinese Taipei, the Philippines and IR Iran, the crucial Match Day 2 schedule will see Australia take on fellow FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™ participant, the Philippines (3.00pm AWST / 6.00pm AEDT), followed by IR Iran and Chinese Taipei (6.00pm AWST / 9.00pm AEDT). The shift of the Sunday, 29 October 2023 matches from HBF Park to the 60,000-capacity Optus Stadium follows the exhaustion of allocated tickets for all three Group A match days at the FIFA Women's World Cup™ venue.

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Australia will commence the April FIFA Women's International Window against Scotland on Friday, 7 April at Cherry Red Records Stadium (London) – the home of AFC Wimbledon.  The CommBank Matildas will host the Scots in a second London 'home' encounter in six months with the match kicking off at 1.15 pm (local) / 10.15 pm (AEST).  Four days later Australia will complete the European-based window with a blockbuster clash against EURO 2022 champions England at Brentford Community Stadium on Tuesday, 11 April.

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Football Australia Media 1678076105,1678076438 Australia's U-20 Women's National Team will face Guam and hosts Kyrgyz Republic in Group C of the Round 1 Qualifiers with the group winner progressing to Round 2 in June 2023.  Players and staff departed Australia for the Kyrgyz Republic on 3 March 2023, with the CommBank Young Matildas beginning training ahead of their opening match. The match can be streamed live and free in Australia below.  2024 AFC U-20 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP |

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Football Australia Media 1678245871,1678247173 'It's so incredible to be celebrating International Women's Week when we're only months away from the opening of what will be the biggest FIFA Women's World Cup ever,' Bareman said. 'It's a huge platform to highlight the progress that has been made in women's football and sports. 'I love the fact that we can leverage this event to drive further the progress that we're making towards a better future for women and girls in our game.

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The Young Matildas have it all to play for in their final group game after going down to Brazil 2-0 at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Torrential rain in Costa Rica wreaked havoc. With puddles forming on the surface and the ball holding up due to the deluge, the match was delayed for over an hour due to the conditions with play pausing in the 28th minute. Prior to the rain delay, Brazil managed to find the opener through some neat build-up play.  A cut into the box was pulled back for Priscila.

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It was a tough result and tough match for the Young Matildas as they went down 2-0 to Brazil in their second group stage match of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. However, the Australian side is taking the result against the current and 11-time South American U-20 champions in their stride and apply their learnings to their final group game in Costa Rica. For head coach Leah Blayney, there were positives to take from the soggy pitch in Alajuela, as well as key areas of improvement. 'We're super competitive so we always want to win every match,' Blayney said in a post-match flash interview.

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Football Australia 1660545756,1660545756 Australian schools have shown there is huge excitement and interest in football amongst students, with football being the overall number one chosen sport in the Sporting Schools program for Term 2 across the country. On a national scale, this is the first time football has been the most requested sport within the Sporting Schools program. Over 5300 schools received funding for Sporting Schools in term 2 with over half a million total participants involved in the programs that are delivered before, during and after school.

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The Young Matildas' run at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup has come to an end following a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Spain in Costa Rica. The current European champions at this age level were clinical in front of goal with Julia Gabarro's hat trick enough to send Spain to the knockouts and Australia back home. Young Matildas' head coach Leah Blayney made three changes to the starting line up which started both the games against Costa Rica and Brazil, with Abbey Lemon, Jessika Nash, and Charlie Rule earning starts.

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Football Australia Media 1664754919,1664754919 The Subway Joeys kick-off its AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023™ Qualifiers campaign in Shepparton, Victoria on Wednesday, 5 October. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023™ Qualifiers will be the first international activity for the Joeys' program since 2019. In Australia's Group, Australia U-17 will first meet Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday, 5 October (7.30pm AEDT), before facing Cambodia on Friday, 7 October (7.30pm AEDT), and conclude their campaign against China on Sunday, 9 October (3.

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Football Australia Media 1664318490,1664318490 The final day of the National Para Football Championships kicked off on Tuesday on the Gold Coast, after four days of competition Football NSW Sky has been crowned 2022 National Para Football Championships winners. Read the full wrap of the final day of action! The whole day of the competition was streamed live and free on our MyFootball YouTube Channel, watch the replays now!  Plate Final: Queensland vs. South Australia Queensland took on South Australia in the first match of the day with the winner being awarded the Plate Final.

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Football Australia is delighted to unveil the final ambassador to join the Legacy '23 lineup, welcoming popular ABC News Breakfast Sports Presenter and former professional athlete, Tony Armstrong. A proud Gamilaroi man, Tony Armstrong was born in Paddington, Sydney before moving to the country NSW. He has been inspired throughout his childhood by amazing role models from within this diverse community, including his mother, whose encouragement and unwavering support was pivotal in him achieving his goals both on and off the sporting field.

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For the first time in FIFA Women's World Cup™ history, competing countries will use dedicated Team Base Camps in next year's tournament in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. FIFA has today confirmed the short-listed Team Base Camp options that will be available for selection by participating teams (Participating Member Associations: PMAs) for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™. A Team Base Camp (TBC) is the 'home away from home' for a PMA during the competition period and includes accommodation and training site pairing for the entire delegation.

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Chris Curulli 1664961749,1664972402 In a strong performance from Brad Maloney's front three, Nestory Irankunda scored four in a Player of the Match-winning performance, while Mitchell Glasson grabbed a quadruple and Max Hately registered a hat-trick.  The win saw the Subway Joeys sit on top of Group G with one matchday under their belt, accruing some valuable goal difference after China overcame Cambodia 9-0 in the day's earlier fixture.  Adelaide United's Irankunda, who already has three A-League Men's goals to his name, kicked off proceedings with a goal in less than two minutes.

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Australia and Sweden will continue their strong rivalry in November when the CommBank Matildas host the reigning Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medallists at Melbourne's AAMI Park on Saturday, 12 November 2022, as part of the Seven Consulting International Series.  November's Saturday afternoon blockbuster clash will be the first time the CommBank Matildas have played in Melbourne since March 2019 when they beat Argentina 3 – 0 in a Cup of Nations Tournament, at AAMI Park. This will also be the first time the CommBank Matildas and Sweden have met since a classic Olympic Women's Football semi-final in Yokohama, Japan.

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Football Australia Media 1666071224,1666071224 For the list of appointments from 21-23 October see below. Western United v Macarthur FC - AAMI Park Friday, 21 October 2022 - 7:45 PM (Local) (7:45 PM AEDT) Referee Kurt Ams Fourth Official Lachlan Keevers Assistant Referee 1 Daniel Ilievski Video Assistant Referee Kris Griffiths-Jones Assistant Referee 2 Peter Jaworski Assistant VAR Kearney Robinson Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix - McDonald Jones Stadium Saturday, 22 October 2022 - 5:00 PM (L

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Football Australia Media 1666109659,1666109695 Trevor Morgan's side was pitted alongside Kuwait, India and Iraq. Below is a recap of every game. 4-1 win vs Kuwait Australia U-20 commenced its qualifying campaign with an impressive 4-1 victory over hosts Kuwait. Adrian Segecic opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Kuwait were reduced to 10 men with Saleh Almehtab brandished a second yellow. Gabriel Popovic slotted the ensuing spot-kick before scoring a second in the 40th minute to put the Green and Gold in a commanding 3-0 half-time lead.

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Gianluca Filosi 1665297756,1665302896 Nestory Irankunda once again proved decisive for Brad Maloney's side as he scored a brace and registered an assist for Miguel Di Pizio's emphatic sealer in Shepparton on Sunday afternoon. The visitors negotiated the majority of the second-half with 10 players when Cui Taixu's stray boot caught the face of Irankunda on 50 minutes. Australia settled the quickest of the two sides and they would open the scoring inside seven minutes through Irankunda. The speedster dribbled past three defenders before being fouled inside the box and the referee made no hesitation in pointing to the spot.

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Football Australia Media 1667252064,1667253672 The AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024™ & AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Indonesia 2024™ Qualifiers draw will take place in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, November 3, 2022, from 5:00 pm AEDT.  Our CommBank Young Matildas & CommBank Junior Matildas will learn their opponents for the first round of qualifying for the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup & AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup, respectively.  All eyes will be on Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to see the fate of both teams in their upcoming qualifying campaign.

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Football Australia Media 1667265132,1667265500 The CommBank Junior Matildas will host AFC compatriots the Korea Republic in a three-match international series at Kingscliff Soccer Club and Burleigh Heads FC.  The second match in the three-match international series kicks off tonight at 8:00 pm AEDT, with fans able to watch the CommBank Junior Matildas live and for free on the Football Australia YouTube Channel. All matches will be open to the public with free entry.  MATCH DETAILS CommBank Junior Matildas v Korea Republic U15 WNTDate: Wednesday, 2 November 2022 Location: Burleigh Heads FCKick-off: 7.

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Football Australia 1668744567,1668745171 Matildas' greats Moya Dodd and Collette Gardiner (née McCallum), former Socceroos' Head Coach Ange Postecoglou, globally revered administrator Brendan Schwab, leading Tasmanian media personality Walter Pless, plus past Socceroo and significant contributor to the Australian game off the pitch, Ted Smith, joined an esteemed list of Australian football personalities in the Football Australia Hall of Fame. All six were nominated to be inducted into the Football Australia Hall of Fame via a public process, with the nominees then considered by a panel of Australian football historians.

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