Paraguay in action against Nicaragua in their only pre-World Cup friendly today.

Not sure why Sofascore is saying Bianca Gittany was subbed off when UEFA have her listed as playing the entire match.

Bianca Gittany played the entirety of Croatia's 1-0 UEFA Women's World Cup qualifying group C2 win over Kosovo.

Vesna Milivojevic came on in the 66th minute for Serbia in their 3-0 UEFA Women's World Cup qualifying group A1 loss to Italy.

Laura Hughes came on in the 80th minute for Wales in their 1-1 UEFA Women's World Cup qualifying group B1 draw with Montenegro.

Kaelan Majekodunmi is moving to Olympic Kingsway for the second half of the NPL Western Australia season to bolster their playing list with A-League and international experience.

The Matildas have released a poster for the first of their two friendlies against Mexico in Newcastle, with Clare Wheeler, Emily van Egmond and Ellie Carpenter all featuring.

Bianca Gittany starts for Croatia in their UEFA Women's World Cup qualifying group C2 game against Kosovo.

Mathew Baker came on in the 80th minute for Indonesia in their 3-0 friendly win over Oman, making his international debut for them and becoming their youngest ever debutant.

Vesna Milivojevic on the bench for Serbia in their UEFA Women's World Cup qualifying group A1 game against Italy.

Laura Hughes on the bench for Wales in their UEFA Women's World Cup qualifying group B1 game against Montenegro.

Singapore trailing China 2-0 going into the half in their friendly.

Charles Lokolingoy starts for Chungnam Asan in their K League 2 game against Busan IPark.

Mexico only conceding the one goal across their three pre-World Cup friendlies and scoring eight goals following the 5-1 win over Serbia, along with their previous 2-0 and 1-0 wins over Ghana and the Socceroos respectively.

Czech Republic ran out 3-1 winners over Guatemala in their second and final pre-World Cup friendly.

Mexico got the job done 5-1 over Serbia in their third and final pre-World Cup friendly to finish with a perfect record of three wins from three in their warm-up matches after previously defeating Ghana and the Socceroos.

Then surely the calibre of players that come through a club's system would count which South Melbourne is successful in also.

I managed to win the World Cup first time and ended up having a perfect run winning the final 7-6 on penalties following a 2-2 draw against one of the France sides.

All trophies count and they all add to the storied histories of clubs including South Melbourne who are still the most successful team in Dockerty Cup history and will forever hold the distinction of being the inaugural Australian Championship winners.

After the All Whites were thrashed 4-0 by Haiti in the first of their two pre-World Cup friendlies the writing was already on the wall for them though.

Matthew Dench under contract at Perth Glory for the next two seasons through the end of A-League Men season 2027-28.

Lucas Herrington definitely given his potential but Kai Trewin has also been making waves in MLS.

FIFA still managed to agree licences with other developers like Netflix Games and Sports Interactive though so it's more a problem between them and EA with regards to retaining the rights.

Even though Alex Robertson has been promoted to the Championship with Cardiff City he hasn't actually managed to get game time at that level yet.

Even still money should not be prioritised over potential ability in the player development pool which is leading to kids jumping ship from football to other sports and very few actually making it to the NPL, let alone the A-Leagues, Socceroos and Matildas.

Graham Arnold and Iraq also managed to keep Spain scoreless throughout the entirety of the second half in addition to only trailing for 11 minutes before scoring the equaliser in the 27th minute of the match.

New Zealand are probably going to get routed by England in their second and final pre-World Cup friendly as well as throughout their World Cup campaign and will be lucky to take away results from their next couple of matches.

The All Whites will be lucky to have Chris Wood find the back of the net against their group stage opponents and clearly the A-League Men players' form has not translated from club level to international level.

Hopefully if Dario Vidosic ends up getting the Matildas head coach job in the future it'll lead to a change in the selection policy where we start to promote the likes of Shelby McMahon, Skye Halmarick and Peta Trimis from the farm system and focus more on promising youth prospects as opposed to...

Sweden played out a 2-2 draw with Greece in their second and final pre-World Cup friendly, with the result meaning that they head into their World Cup campaign having gone winless in both their warm-up matches after previously losing 3-1 to Norway earlier in the week.

We have the second youngest playing list in our group and are 32nd overall in terms of average age but definitely agree that our youth prospects are going to have an impact throughout our World Cup campaign and beyond.

Iran ran out 2-0 winners over Mali in their second and final pre-World Cup friendly.

Even though Ella Tonkin has international experience at age grade level the Matildas selection policy continues to prioritise the old guard over fringe players which means that unfortunately she has no chance of being selected any time soon.

Yemen got the job done 2-0 over Lebanon in their Asian Cup qualification third round group B match courtesy of a brace of goals from Nasser Mohammedoh in the 62nd and 90th minute to become the 24th and last team to qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup.

If Football Australia are indeed saving the game given the mismanagement of the APL then surely there would be rebundling of both entities in the future.

Lebanon are in action against Yemen to decide who gets the 24th and final qualification spot for the 2027 Asian Cup.

It's to be expected that Alexander Blessin will inevitably be getting his marching orders as St. Pauli head coach especially after they finished with the wooden spoon at the end of this season and you'd think that bringing in a new head coach would be the first step towards a wider rebuild for them.

Much of the budget Football Australia has is being wasted on bailing out the APL due to their mismanagement which has had a detrimental effect on how the game is being run though.

Of course a few clubs in Europe will be watching Paul Okon-Engstler at the World Cup and he'll no doubt be garnering interest when the transfer window gets underway.

https://newcastlejetsfc.com.au/news/2026-2027-a-league-mens-squad-update/ Newcastle Jets have released their retained list and list of new arrivals ahead of A-League Men season 2026-27, with Max Burgess, James Delianov, Daniel Wilmering, Eli Adams, Alex Badolato, Max Cooper, Zach Clough, Joel...

The list could in theory go on forever but definitely if we're including former players and women's players then we can field Sharn and Laini Freier in addition to Holly and Matilda McNamara, the Taranto twins and all the previous Socceroos and Matildas greats who share a surname with current...

Not sure but we can assume that contracts are dormant during the offseason if Dub players have to play in Member Federation comps between May and September.

If we're including women's players then we can also field Joel Bertolissio and pair him with Tegan Bertolissio.

Some Dub players extend their single-season contracts at their clubs though so when they have enough service time to see out their contracts then they fall out of contract and are subsequently delisted.

We could definitely make a double named team and add Alex and Nick Badolato, Alex and Rhyan Grant, Liam, Lachie and Jai Rose, as well as Alex and Liam Bonetig to name a few.

Panama defeated the Dominican Republic 4-2 in their second of three pre-World Cup friendlies.

South Korea got the job done 1-0 over El Salvador in their second and final pre-World Cup friendly, with Lee Dong-gyeong scoring the only goal of the match in the 57th minute. The result means that South Korea have won both their warm-up matches heading into their World Cup campaign after they...

https://melbournecityfc.com.au/news/20260604-shillington-departs/ Melbourne City have delisted Harry Shillington, who will leave the club at season's end following the conclusion of his contract after making 24 appearances across all competitions including 13 starts for the side during his two...

https://perthglory.com.au/news/alw-player-departures-confirmed/ Perth Glory are culling six players from their A-League Women playing list, with Ischia Brooking, Naomi Chinnama, Gabby Hollar, Tanika Lala, Sarah O'Donoghue and Nat Tathem all leaving the club upon falling out of contract at...

Kasey Bos should be getting more consistent game time at Excelsior though since they're a mid-table Eredivisie side and he could easily break into their first team as opposed to being relegated to the reserves if he were to stay at Mainz.

For me my main genres would be rock and metal and oldies, but I enjoy listening to other genres also.

Ideally I would have Cam Devlin as part of a midfield three along with Jackson Irvine and Paul Okon-Engstler with Nestory Irankunda filling the attacking midfield position.

Rhyan Grant is one of the mainstays at Sydney FC and has been there since season 2008-09 though so surely you're not expecting him to go after all those years of service time in addition to the fact that he is Sky Blue through and through.

My Matchday XI for Australia vs Türkiye Formation: 3-2-4-1 GK: Mathew Ryan CB: Alessandro Circati CB: Harry Souttar CB: Kai Trewin DM: Jackson Irvine DM: Paul Okon-Engstler LWB: Jordan Bos AM: Nestory Irankunda AM: Cameron Devlin RWB: Jacob Italiano ST: Mohamed Touré

It'll be good for Kasey Bos to be loaned out to Excelsior for season 2026-27 so at least he can get consistent game time in Eredivisie which should help with his development as a player.

Don't forget Santo Cilauro and Ed Kavalee are back with Cup Fever! also for the 2026 World Cup cycle with episodes every day from opening day through to the final.

DR Congo played out a scoreless draw with Denmark in their first and only pre-World Cup friendly after their second friendly against Chile was cancelled.

It'll be the same way you managed to watch the Joeys in action during the under-17 ASEAN Championship. Agree that Medin Memeti definitely has as much potential as Mo Toure and Antonio Arena and is going to be a key player for Melbourne City in the future once he breaks into the first team from...

Omar Bolanos has jumped ship to Guatemala from the United States and Mexico.

Hope McSheffrey has jumped ship to Wales from England.

Young Socceroos got the job done 10-0 over the Philippines in their under-19 ASEAN Championship group C opener after leading 3-0 at the half courtesy of four goals from Medin Memeti in the 27th, 42nd, 67th and 72nd minute, in addition to a converted penalty in the eighth minute of the match...

I think it'd be better for Football Victoria to take control of the Ironbark Fields site outright as opposed to giving it to an NPL side because many of the NPL teams will be reluctant to part with their heritage and they could turn it into a secondary option for a home of football in the state...

North Carolina Courage were in contention to make the NWSL playoffs on the last day of the home and away season last year but ended up missing out altogether due to other results not going their way though.

The matchday XI for our World Cup opening game looks solid but personally I'd only have two centre backs in Souttar and Circati, replacing Lucas Herrington with either Cam Devlin in midfield or having Kai Trewin as a third defensive midfielder who can act as a midfield anchor or libero instead.

Cortnee Vine only made 22 appearances across her two years of service time for North Carolina Courage, scoring two goals for them also.

https://sydneyfc.com/news/sydney-fc-thanks-departing-mens-players/ Sydney FC are delisting four players, with Joel King, Patrick Wood, Ahmet Arslan and Corey Hollman all leaving the club at season's end upon falling out of contract. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos and Piero Quispe are also leaving...

James Overy has a similar amount of potential having come through the Manchester United farm system but hasn't had as much consistent game time compared to Will Dobson which may be detrimental to his development though.

APL more so than Football Australia because their mismanagement is running the A-Leagues into the ground, and Silver Lake also because they still have a place on the board despite not doing anything to help the sport and are not going to contribute any more money in addition to what's already...

Wouldn't you like South Melbourne Hellas to get the licence ahead of Avondale though?

Will Dobson was mixed in key statistical metrics for Newcastle Jets this season but he still has a long way to go in terms of his development and definitely has the potential to make it overseas in the future.

Ghana played out a 1-1 draw with Wales in their second and final pre-World Cup friendly.

Morocco ran out 4-0 winners over 10-man Madagascar in their first of two pre-World Cup friendlies.

Belgium defeated Croatia 2-0 in their first of two pre-World Cup friendlies.

I think the only option for our second group stage match against the USA will be the banana third kit because our olive green shorts and possibly the road strip are going to clash with their navy blue shorts and blue keeper kit.

The kit matchups for all of the group stage matches are available here.

We can't be taking a risk with fielding Aiden O'Neill in the starting XI for our group stage opener because Turkey will be playing with a lot of intensity and are going to run riot round our midfield, and if he gets injured again then he might well be ruled out for the entirety of our World Cup...

I think the more likely option should be for APL to negotiate the asking price for the licence with South Melbourne and reach an agreement with us because Western United has been placed into receivership so is eventually going to fold anyway.

The all yellow strip is meant to be the Socceroos third kit but we very rarely wear it for matches though.

The Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades are merging, with the second Big Bash League licence owned by Cricket Victoria to be sold in its entirety to a private investor but it isn't clear whether both teams will still compete in season 2026-27 or with regards to what will happen to players...

It's definitely worth for Tete Yengi to stay at Machida Zelvia especially since he gets to experience Asian continental football for a second straight season and he could have another breakout season next year off the back of representing the Socceroos at the World Cup.

Socceroos will only be using the black and purple keeper strips for the entire group stage, with the black keeper kit used for our matches against Turkey and Paraguay and the purple keeper kit used for our game against the USA.

Canada got the job done 2-0 over Uzbekistan in their first of two pre-World Cup friendlies.

10-man Austria defeated Tunisia 1-0 in their only pre-World Cup friendly after their second and final match against Guatemala prior to their campaign getting underway was cancelled.

Graham Arnold has named his final 26-player list that will represent Iraq in their World Cup campaign, with keeper Kamil Saadi remaining in the squad during their training camp in case of any injuries. Jalal Hassan will lead the line as captain, but there is no place in the playing list for...

Valmir Matoshi has jumped ship from Switzerland to Kosovo.

Ghana have finalised their playing list for the World Cup ahead of a pre-World Cup friendly against Wales in Cardiff tomorrow, with 12 tournament debutants named.

Senegal have named their final 26-player list for the World Cup.

Khoa Ngo with an assist for Cong An Ho Chi Minh City in V.League 1.

Peter Makrillos started and played 68 minutes for Cong An Ho Chi Minh City in their 1-1 V.League 1 draw with The Cong before being subbed off. Khoa Ngo came on at the half for Cong An Ho Chi Minh City, getting an assist in the 86th minute.

https://macarthurfc.com.au/news/rose-re-signs-with-the-bulls/ Liam Rose is extending his contract at Macarthur for the next two seasons, and will be under contract through the end of A-League Men season 2027-28.

Personally I would not have Leckie as starting right winger but other than that the rest of the depth chart sounds about right.

https://sydneyfc.com/news/lolley-to-depart-sydney-fc/ Joe Lolley has been confirmed as leaving Sydney FC following a mutual decision with the club and will depart the side at season's end as one of their most influential overseas signings, having made 115 appearances for them in addition to...

It wouldn't work though because some teams like Adelaide United and Sydney FC don't have reserve teams altogether and Wellington Phoenix would have to have a reserve side integrated into the Member Federation leagues, in addition to the fact that if Canberra United remain in the Dub then it...

I doubt there's a cap on how many Dub players a team can field because NWS Spirit had eight A-League Women players in their starting XI against Gladesville Ravens but if it does mean that NPLW players are unable to get game time then more needs to be done to ensure that the competition remains...

They are uploading the press conference later on but we won't be able to hear Popovic explain himself live.

Football Australia experiencing technical difficulties which means that we won't be able to hear Tony Popovic explain his selections for the final Socceroos playing list ahead of the World Cup getting underway.

It'll be good to see how Tete Yengi runs in the forward line during the friendly against Switzerland and whether he can prove himself to be a viable option for us heading into the World Cup and beyond.

Even though Leckie brings experience to the Socceroos from previous World Cup cycles he's past his prime and we can't afford to have a similar situation with Leckie as the Matildas are having with Emily van Egmond in terms of their continued selections heading into the culmination of a major...

The press conference will be a good opportunity for Popovic to explain himself with regards to why Leckie made the final 26-player list and the rationale behind picking him for our World Cup campaign this cycle ahead of other players who would arguably be much better options to fill the...

Hopefully Cam Devlin's remarkable form at club level for Hearts translates to his performances for the Socceroos during the World Cup as he'll be a valuable asset in midfield for us throughout our campaign.

I don't see why not and it'll be good to have someone who can convey the new Socceroos selection policy and associated tactical system to the world's journos.

Cortnee Vine wouldn't be able to move elsewhere until July 14th when the NWSL secondary transfer window opens and if she were to return to the Dub she couldn't do so until October when the preseason registration period gets underway though.

Martin Boyle would be good as a differential option to fill the winger position for the Socceroos during our World Cup campaign when we need his skillset for certain types of opposition.

Martin Boyle would have been good as a differential winger option though and it's a shame that he's missing yet another World Cup cycle for the Socceroos.

Don't Melbourne Victory's reserves have Home of the Matildas?

Tim Cahill scored a diving header when he found the back of the net near the end of regulation time in Soccer Aid.

Tim Cahill came on at the half for the Soccer Aid World XI in their 3-2 loss to England, scoring in the 82nd minute.

Of course Qatar are going to get thrashed at the World Cup and will finish bottom of their group but with the expanded format they should at least avoid the ignominy of finishing with the wooden spoon again.

The squad announcement press conference is slated for 11:15am AEST so it's fifteen minutes earlier than what journos have been telling us.

Cortnee Vine ruled out due to an excused absence and not in the matchday squad altogether for North Carolina Courage in their NWSL game against Angel City.

Goalkeeper tactical timeouts are being banned at the World Cup, with players being prohibited from approaching the technical area when the keeper is injured.

That would have been old information as Sam Kerr was delisted by Chelsea upon falling out of contract at the end of this season and will likely be playing elsewhere.

Alex Robertson is a versatile midfielder who can also play in the defensive midfield position and be another midfield anchor option along with Kai Trewin though, and personally I would have included him ahead of Aiden O'Neill who's only just returned from injury and might be a risk heading into...

Agree that Craig Goodwin should have made the final Socceroos playing list ahead of Leckie in the absence of the injured Riley McGree and Alex Robertson would have been a good inclusion to bolster our midfield stocks heading into the World Cup.

If we can exploit their vulnerabilities when the Socceroos face the USA we should be able to neutralise the impact Pulisic is going to have during the match.

Sadio Mane scores in the 52nd minute for Senegal to get his brace and make the score 3-2.

Hana Lowry came on in the 70th minute for Valerenga in their 2-0 Toppserien loss to Lyn.

Folarin Balogun scores in the 49th minute to give USA a 3-1 lead in the second half of their friendly against Senegal. Malik Tillman with the assist.

USA leading Senegal 2-1 at the half in their friendly.

Germany leading Finland 1-0 at the half in their friendly.

Kahli Johnson starts for Calgary Wild in their Northern Super League game against AFC Toronto.

Mary Fowler came on in the 77th minute for Manchester City in their 4-0 Women's FA Cup final win over Brighton. Charlize Rule started and played 71 minutes for Brighton before being subbed off.

Manchester City got the job done 4-0 over Brighton in the Women's FA Cup final to complete a domestic double and win their first title since season 2019-20.

Czech Republic ran out 2-1 winners over Kosovo in their first of two pre-World Cup friendlies courtesy of goals to Tomas Ladra in the 11th minute and Adam Hlozek in the 31st minute of the match, with Lindon Emerllahu scoring the only goal of the game for Kosovo in the 79th minute.

Cape Verde leading Serbia 1-0 going into the half of their friendly.

There'll be four minutes of second half stoppage time.

Official attendance 43,917 at Wembley for the Women's FA Cup final.

It'll be good to give Lucas Herrington more international experience ahead of the World Cup getting underway as well as to see how Tete Yengi runs in the forward line in addition to giving Volpato a cap so he's locked in to the Socceroos also.

Awer Mabil at the Socceroos pre-camp and not in the matchday squad altogether for CD Castellon in their last Segunda Division game against Eibar.

In addition to making the new signings should South Melbourne make it into the A-Leagues there inevitably needs to be cullings of players who aren't of the necessary calibre also.

Giuseppe Bovalina starts for Orebro in their Superettan game against Ostersund.

Switzerland got the job done 4-1 over Jordan in their friendly.

APL are looking to make a decision regarding who gets the Canberra A-League licence within a month which would secure Canberra United's future and allow for expansion of the A-League Men preferably for next season but most likely for season 2027-28.

Vesna Milivojevic came on in the 80th minute for Malmo in their 3-0 Damallsvenskan win over Vaxjo.

Amy Sayer came on in the 67th minute for Malmo in their 3-0 Damallsvenskan win over Vaxjo.

Manchester City leading Brighton 2-0 going into the half.

Alex Greenwood scores in the sixth minute of first half stoppage time for Manchester City to extend their lead to 2-0 in the Women's FA Cup final.

Kenny Dougall played the entirety of Buriram United's 1-0 Thai FA Cup final win over 10-man PT Prachuap after extra time as captain, getting a yellow card in the 111th minute in extra time. Curtis Good also played the full match for Buriram United, getting a yellow card in the 20th minute in...

At least one Matildas player is guaranteed to come away with silverware at the conclusion of the Women's FA Cup final regardless of how the match pans out.

Aivi Luik played the entirety of Hacken's 3-0 Damallsvenskan win over Kristianstads.

Polly Doran starts for Linkoping in their Elitettan game against Husqvarna.

Harry Kewell and Hanoi FC lost 3-1 to Hoang Anh Gia Lai in their V.League 1 game.

Stefan Mauk played the entirety of Cong An Hanoi's 2-1 V.League 1 win over Becamex Ho Chi Minh City.

It would have been a ceremonial farewell for Maya Yoshida during Japan's friendly against Iceland but also they want to rest Daichi Kamada ahead of their World Cup campaign given that he played in the Conference League final with Crystal Palace only a couple of days prior.

This would be the case because if South Melbourne get promoted to the A-Leagues then our reserve team would be ineligible for the Australian Championship but at the same time it would have to lead to a change in the competition format as we qualify anyway as one of the foundation sides.

It'll drop on June 2nd on both the NFL shop and Football Australia's official shop.