The Commonwealth Bank Matildas have learned their FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 opponents. Across Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, Australia will take on the Republic of Ireland, Nigeria, and Canada.
Australia will open its home FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia/ New Zealand 2023™ campaign against the Republic of Ireland in Sydney on July 20. It will be Ireland’s first ever FIFA Women’s World Cup appearance after they historically defeated Scotland in the UEFA playoffs to book their spot.
The CommBank Matildas and Ireland played each other for only the first time in September 2021. In what was a special game for Mary Fowler, who got to play in front of family and nabbed two goals for her country, Australia went down 3-2 to the Irish.
There is sure to be a party atmosphere at Allianz Stadium, with the large Irish population in Australia sure to turn up and add plenty of green to what will be a predominantly green and gold crowd.
