Matildas v Chile: international women's friendly - live!

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The road to Tokyo 2020 Olympics starts in one of Australia’s newest cauldrons of football, as the Matildas come together for the first time since the France World Cup, in front no doubt of an expectant, boisterous and appreciative home crowd in Sydney’s Parramatta.

On paper it’s World No 8 plays World No 37, as visitors Chile return to Australia, but as last year’s two-match series showed take those rankings with some salt, given the lack of support women’s football has had in Conmebol over recent years. It will be no accurate reflector of the individual talent in the squad of South America’s third-best nation.

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