Graham Arnold will turn out to be the primary Australian boss to teach towards England at Wembley Stadium as Soccer Australia confirmed pleasant fixtures later this yr for each the Socceroos and Matildas.
Arnold’s Socceroos will face Gareth Southgate’s England at Wembley on Saturday October 14 (6.45am AEDT), with Tony Gustavsson’s Matildas set to tackle the Lionesses at Brentford on Wednesday April 12 (6.45am AEDT).
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The sport with England shall be one of many final alternatives for Gustavsson to see his aspect up towards prime opposition earlier than Australia co-hosts the Ladies’s World Cup with New Zealand later this yr.
England received the Euros final yr and are ranked fourth on this planet, with Australia hopeful of locking in one other European pleasant in April.
“It is an opportunity for us to proceed to collect essential data on our fashion, our play and what we might want to proceed evolving forward of July’s kick off,” Gustavsson stated in a press release.
Arnold, in the meantime, stated he was relishing the prospect of teaching towards England at Wembley previous to subsequent January’s Asian Cup.
He was a part of Frank Farina’s employees the one time Australia beat England after they claimed a 3-1 pleasant win at Upton Park in 2003.
“As an Australian footballer and coach, taking part in England at Wembley is one thing all footballers dream of,” Arnold stated in a press release.
“Not simply due to the event, however for the chance it presents to check ourselves towards one of many world’s most revered footballing nations.
“We confirmed on the World Cup in Qatar that we are able to match it with one of the best and by taking part in one of the best on a extra common foundation, it’s going to solely strengthen our preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers and the Asian Cup.”
Australia are anticipated to ebook themselves one other abroad worldwide within the October window.
Plans are additionally afoot for homecoming fixtures subsequent month following their best-ever World Cup displaying.
Stories in South America final week linked the Socceroos with two video games towards Ecuador.
– AAP.
