The Tottenham coach will balance a family holiday with plotting player signings while Aussie forward Garang Kuol will get another appearance on Friday.
Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions as Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United play on the hallowed turf of the MCG.
Tony Gustavsson got the test he wanted from the high-pressing,high-energy world No.31-ranked side.
The injury-addled Matildas turned in a professional performance in San Antonio on Wednesday morning (AEST) in one of their final pre-Olympics outings.
Tony Gustavsson’s casualty ward is nearing double figures,and it remains unclear whether some first-choice starters will recover in time for Paris 2024.
Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal could be playing on the same night at the same venue as part of a potential double-header involving both the men’s and women’s A-League All Stars.
Socceroos coach Graham Arnold remains uncertain of the fitness of his skipper after a win over Bahrain he described as the perfect final tune-up for the Asian Cup.
This was not a bad performance,but it was equally not a good one from an Australian first team that struggled to fill a new brief against the Olympic champions.
Olympic champion and football legend Christine Sinclair had a fairytale send-off after Canada beat Australia 1-0 in the stadium that’s named after her.
The trip to Canada felt like an ideal time to experiment for Australia,but Tony Gustavsson would have learnt little from Saturday’s humiliation.
An experimental Matildas side took 73 minutes to take a single shot on goal in trying circumstances at Starlight Stadium on Saturday.