Arnold to make Australian sporting history

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Graham Arnold volition go the archetypal Australian manager to pb the nationalist broadside against England astatine Wembley Stadium, with Football Australia connected Tuesday announcing planetary friendlies for the Socceroos and Matildas.

The Socceroos volition look the Three Lions astatine Wembley connected October 14, portion the Matildas instrumentality connected the Lionesses astatine Brentford connected April 12.

Staging 2 planetary matches marks an important determination for Australian shot with a spike successful Aussies playing professionally for clubs successful the United Kingdom.

It is hoped the 2 fixtures volition support the progression and planetary illustration of some Australia's nationalist teams.

The Matildas person not faced the reigning Euros champions since October 2018 erstwhile their lucifer ended successful a 1-1 draw.

The women's lucifer volition service arsenic 1 of the teams' past hit-outs earlier Australia co-host the Women's World Cup with New Zealand successful July.

"It's a accidental for america to proceed to stitchery important accusation connected our style, our play and what we volition request to proceed evolving up of July's kick-off," Matildas manager Tony Gustavsson said.

For the Socceroos, the lucifer successful October volition people the archetypal clip Australia has played England astatine Wembley Stadium.

Following Australia's astir palmy FIFA World Cup connected record, Arnold was affirmative the affable would assistance the team's evolution.

"As an Australian footballer and coach, playing England astatine Wembley is thing each footballers imagination of," Arnold said.

"Not conscionable due to the fact that of the occasion, but for the accidental it presents to trial ourselves against 1 of the world's astir revered footballing nations.

"We showed astatine the World Cup successful Qatar that we tin lucifer it with the champion and by playing the champion connected a much regular basis, it volition lone fortify our mentation for the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers and the Asian Cup."

Currently successful Australia, the 2023 Cup of Nations concludes with the Matildas facing Jamaica connected Wednesday successful Newcastle.

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