{"id":204320,"date":"2025-10-11T01:34:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T01:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/204320\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T01:34:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T01:34:14","slug":"sam-kerr-returns-to-the-squad-for-the-first-time-in-692-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/204320\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Kerr returns to the squad for the first time in 692 days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"standfirst\">CommBank Matildas forward Sam Kerr has received her first call-up since November 2023, 692 days, being called into camp for Australia\u2019s upcoming games against Wales and England in the October FIFA International Window.<\/p>\n<p>Kerr returns to the squad after returning from her ACL injury in late September, following the injury sustained in January 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com.au\/womensasiancup2026?brand=wac&amp;did=fmly&amp;utm_source=FA_optin&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Single_Match_Tickets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>              <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FA_GP-Sale_SM-Tickets_Thin-Banner_2000x280.jpg\" alt=\"WAC 2026 Single Match Tickets\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This will be the first time the forward has been called into camp under head coach Joe Montemurro; however, she was part of the team\u2019s last camp in Perth as she continued her rehab from her injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving Sam back in the squad is a special moment &#8211; not just for the team, but for Australian football. Her leadership and presence are invaluable as we continue building toward the AFC Women\u2019s Asian Cup 2026\u2122 and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kerr\u2019s last appearance for Australia was during the team\u2019s AFC Women\u2019s Olympic Qualifying campaign against Chinese Taipei in her hometown of Perth in November 2023, scoring in the game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2223900033.jpg\" data-entity-uuid=\"9a096572-c615-4e9f-ace6-ab05b4a16848\" data-entity-type=\"file\" width=\"5312\" height=\"3542\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The striker\u2019s return to the squad comes with next year\u2019s AFC Women\u2019s Asian Cup 2026\u2122 on the horizon, where the side will open their campaign in Perth against the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s all-time leading goal scorer made her return for Chelsea in September, coming off the bench and scoring in her first appearance for the Blues in 634 days, notching her 100th goal for the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/matildas.com.au\/news\/commbank-matildas-squad-confirmed-october-fifa-international-window\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">See the squad for the upcoming October FIFA International Window.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>COMMBANK MATILDAS | MATCH DETAILS<\/p>\n<p>Wales v CommBank Matildas<br \/>Date:\u202fSaturday, 25 October 2025 \/ Sunday, 26 October 2025<br \/>Kick-off:\u202f2:00pm BST (Local) \/ 12:00am AEDT<br \/>Venue:\u202fCardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales<br \/>Broadcast: Paramount+<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eticketing.co.uk\/fawtickets-english\/EDP\/Validation\/EventRequiresSignIn?eventId=521&amp;reason=PricesRestricted\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>England v CommBank Matildas<br \/>Date:\u202fTuesday, 28 October 2025 \/ Wednesday, 29 October 2025<br \/>Kick-off: 7:00pm BST (Local) \/ 6:00am AEDT<br \/>Venue: Pride Park Stadium, Derby, England<br \/>Broadcast: Paramount+<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wembleystadium.com\/events\/2025\/Ticket-Office\/England-Women-v-Australia---Away-Supporters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CommBank Matildas forward Sam Kerr has received her first call-up since November 2023, 692 days, being called into&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":204321,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,952,596,44545,44965,85],"class_list":["post-204320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-featured","tag-football","tag-matildas-news","tag-sam-kerr","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}