Coach Tony Gustavsson has made two changes to the squad that took the Women’s World Cup by storm two months ago
Katrina Gorry and Charlotte Grant are part of the Matildas squad named for this month’s Olympic qualifying tournament in Perth starting on 26 October.Katrina Gorry and Charlotte Grant are part of the Matildas squad named for this month’s Olympic qualifying tournament in Perth starting on 26 October.
In their place, Gustavsson has called up Australian Under-23s captain Amy Sayer, who was named as part of the Matildas’ extended World Cup squad before being cut from the final list. Penalty shootout heroes Mackenzie Arnold and Cortnee Vine will be back in the action, as will young guns Mary Fowler and Kyra Cooney-Cross who have been rewarded for their World Cup performances with game time at their clubs Manchester City and Arsenal.Gustavsson reflected on returning to play in the country two months on from the “exhilarating and unifying month of football in Australia”.
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