The Westfield Matildas will round out their Tokyo Olympic preparation with a match against Sweden.
Here's everything you need to know about our upcoming game.
Here s everything you need to know about our upcoming match.
Background
After a 396 day break from international football due the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent travel restrictions, the Westfield Matildas kicked off against Olympic champions and 2nd ranked nation Germany on the 11th April and the World Cup runners up The Netherlands four days later.
Many lessons were learnt in both matches with Australia defeated 5-2 by Germany and 5-0 to the Netherlands.
Gustavsson s intention was to play as hard of an opponent as possible, in preparation for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. The restriction of only having non-Australian based players to pick from added an extra challenge for the Westfield Matildas to overcome.
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The Westfield Matildas preparations for the Games ramp up with a friendly against Sweden on June 16th.
For coach Tony Gustavsson, the Rio Games silver medallists and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup third-placed team present a different but equally strong test as Australia’s last two opponents.
“I think it s going to be a different challenge than Germany and the Holland game because this is a different type of team. And we also said we need to play different styles, explained Gustavsson. So not only is it a world class opponent, it s a different type of opponent that we played when we played Germany and Holland. So I expect it to be a really, really tough game, but also an important and good game for us.”