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The Matildas will get another chance to thrill local football fans on home soil with Australia named as the host nation for the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup. The decision was confirmed at a meeting of the Asian Football Confederation executive committee in Bangkok on Wednesday, after Australia was the only member nation to submit a bid to host the tournament.
They also reached the final in 2014 and 2018, but got knocked out of the last edition in India in 2022 in the quarter-finals. “I am confident we will see a more vibrant and competitive edition in 2026 in Australia, where the unrivalled passion for the women’s game is so palpable,” AFC president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said. While it was great news for many fans, others from snubbed states Victoria and South Australia were disappointed.
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