The Socceroos will debut at Wembley Stadium and the Matildas will get a severe exercise earlier than the house World Cup with each groups to play England in England this 12 months.
A pair of blockbuster friendlies have been locked in, with Graham Arnold’s Socceroos set for a showdown with the Three Lions at Wembley for the primary time in October.
But it surely’s the Matildas’ conflict with Euro champs England that would present the proper check forward of the house World Cup after they conflict in April.
England is ranked No.4 in FIFA’s ladies’s rankings and beat Germany 2-1 in further time within the remaining of final 12 months’s Euros to safe the title.
“It’s an opportunity for us to proceed to assemble essential data on our type, our play and what we might want to proceed evolving forward of July’s kick-off,” Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson stated.
The Matildas haven’t performed in opposition to England since October 2018 the place the match resulted in a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage in London.
Arnold stated taking his staff to Wembley Stadium was a “dream” for many footballers.
This 12 months marks 20 years because the Socceroos’ solely victory in opposition to England when Arnold was an assistant coach to Frank Farina.
“That night time brings again some wonderful reminiscences for Australian soccer and soccer followers,” Arnold stated.
“As an Australian footballer and coach, taking part in England at Wembley is one thing all footballers dream of. Not simply due to the event, however for the chance it presents to check ourselves in opposition to one of many world’s most revered footballing nations.
“We confirmed on the FIFA World Cup in Qatar that we will match it with the very best and by taking part in the very best on a extra common foundation, it’ll solely strengthen our preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers and the AFC Asian Cup to be hosted by Qatar in early 2024.”
