As part of the Asian qualifying rounds for the Paris 2024 Olympics, the Matildas are set to play three games at HBF Park.
The Australian national women’s soccer team is currently captained by Perth-born football megastar, Sam Kerr, who is expected to lead the Matildas in the matches between October 26 and November 1, 2023.
The matches are part of Round 2 of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024. The Matildas automatically progressed to Round 2 based on their high placing in the 2020 Olympic Qualifiers.
Last week, Australia was announced as the host nation for Group A of this round of the Asian Qualifiers, with six matches proudly brought to Perth by the State Government through Tourism WA, in partnership with Football Australia and supported by VenuesWest.
Sam Kerr is coming home
Matildas Schedule
The Australian squad will face off against Round 1 winners from IR Iran, Chinese Taipei, and the Philippines, with thousands expected to travel to WA to watch the three matches, supported by the recently launched new direct flight between Perth and Manila.
Six Round 2 games will take place in Perth overall, across three huge double-header days, with matches played back-to-back.
Australia v IR Iran
- Date: Thurs, October 26 2023
- Kick-off: TBC
- Venue: HBF Park, Perth, Australia
Philippines v Australia
- Date: Sun, October 29 2023
- Kick-off: TBC
- Venue: HBF Park, Perth, Australia
Australia v Chinese Taipei
- Date: Wed, November 1 2023
- Kick-off: TBC
- Venue: HBF Park, Perth, Australia
Qualification
Group winners and the best-ranked runner-up from Round 2 matches played in Perth and across the People’s Republic of China and Uzbekistan will advance to the third and final round of the qualifying tournament, to be held in February 2024.
The winning teams will take the two spots reserved for Asia in the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament to be held at the Paris Olympics from July 24 to August 10, 2024. 12 women’s national teams from six continental confederations will compete overall.
Tickets
Ticketing information will be made available from the official CommBank Matildas website at matildas.com.au as well as ticketmaster.com.au. Fans can register for priority ticketing access by creating a Football Account and enabling ‘Priority Ticketing’ in their communication preferences to ensure they don’t miss out on the pre-sale.
The Asian qualifying round matches will follow five FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 matches in July and August at Perth Rectangular Stadium.
The Matildas will only play in Perth as part of the Round 2 qualifiers.
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