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Six Sky Blues named in Young Matildas squad

Making up more than 25{98698ff7ed92b99d4e0cecdfdc9e4dccf4922e0a04ff9db373daf4aa83b73fe2} of the squad, six Sky Blues have been named in the Young Matildas side that will be competing at the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup.

Maddie Caspers, Indiana Dos Santos, Jynaya Dos Santos, Tahlia Franco, Shay Hollman and Zara Kruger make up the Sydney FC contingent that will be competing for Asian Cup glory with the Australians.

Our six AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup stars

This year’s AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and will see the Australians play in Group A alongside Korea Republic, Uzbekistan and Chinese Taipai. A finish in the top two of the group will see the Australians progress to the knock-out stages of the tournament alongside qualification for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup 2024, held from the 31st of August to 22nd September 2024.

The Young Matildas will gather for a pre-camp from 19 – 28 February which will take place in Sydney and then Dubai, before the team arrives in Tashkent on 1 March for the tournament.

Shay Hollman and Zara Kruger against China last time out for the Young Matildas

AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024 group action will take place from 3 – 9 March 2023, with the semi-finals scheduled for 13 March and the third-place match and Final to take place on 16 March 2024.

Australian fans can catch every Young Matildas match at the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024 live and free on 10 Play, thanks to Football Australia’s broadcast partner, Paramount Australia.

The girls will miss the away Sydney Derby

The six Sydney FC stars will miss three Liberty A-League matches and their final game before departing will be against Canberra United at McKellar Park. They will be absent for the Sydney Derby, top of the table clash with Western United and trip to New Zealand against Wellington Phoenix.

Match Details

Korea Republic v Australia
AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup
Sunday, 3 March 2024
Do’stlik Stadium, Tashkent
Kick Off: 1.00pm (local) / 7.00pm AEDT
Broadcast Live: 10 Play

Australia v Uzbekistan
AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Kick Off: 4.00pm (local) / 10.00pm AEDT
Broadcast Live: 10 Play

Australia v Chinese Taipei
AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup
Saturday, 9 March 2024
Do’stlik Stadium, Tashkent
Kick Off: 1.00pm (local) / 7.00pm AEDT
Broadcast Live: 10 Play