Australia's Matildas announce home friendlies in November

  • Matildas will play in Western Sydney and Adelaide
  • Games will act as warm-ups for Olympic qualifiers

Australia will prepare for next year’s Olympic qualifiers with friendlies against Chile in Adelaide and Sydney this November. The Matildas are set to host the South Americans in their first matches on home soil since this year’s World Cup in France.

The two games will act as warm-ups for the qualifiers starting in February to secure a spot in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The first match at Bankwest Stadium on 9 November will be the first appearance by an Australian national sporting team at the Parramatta-based venue.

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