Matildas announce Olympic warm-up test with Canada in Spain

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2/7/24

Above: The Matildas gather after the announcement of the squad for the Olympic Games. Photo: Kris Goman for Impetus.

Australia will take on reigning Olympic gold medallists, Canada, in the south of Spain in a final international fixture before commencing their Paris 2024 Olympic Games campaign. 

Australia and Canada will face off on Saturday 13th July 2024 at 9.00pm CEST (Sunday, 14th July at 5.00am AEST) in Marbella, where both nations will be situated for their pre-Olympic training camps. 

Ahead of the Olympics competition, to assist in the latter stages of their preparations, the two countries will face each other under ‘B’ international conditions in a match that will not be open to the public. 

Australian fans will be able to watch the action between the Matildas and Canada live and exclusive on Paramount+ thanks to Football Australia’s broadcast partner 10 Paramount.

Above: Matildas boss Tony Gustavsson who today stressed the importance of facing Canada ahead of the Olympics. Image: Football Australia.

Speaking about the choice of final opponents ahead of the Olympics, Matildas Head Coach Tony Gustavsson said: “Taking on a nation with the Olympic calibre of Canada will be a great analysis opportunity for us less than two weeks out from our opening match of Paris 2024.

“Canada are a unique opponent as not only does their squad feature world-class players, as a team they also have several attributes in terms of their playing style that mirrors what we will come up against in our group stage competitors.

“With the fixture taking place following two weeks of an intensive training block, the match will allow us to continue building and testing playing partnerships and firming new dimensions to our own game plan,” concluded Gustavsson.  

Australia (current world number 12) and Canada (current world number eight) last met on 6th December 2023 with the Canadians recording a tight 1-0 victory at BC Place in Vancouver. 

Above: Canada celebrate after scoring against Australia on 2nd December 2023. Photo: Canada Football.

The Matildas will open their Olympic Games 12 days later when they face current world number four, Germany, at Stade Velodrome, Marseille on 25th July 2024 (7.00pm local). 

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