CommBank Junior Matildas have secured qualification for their first-ever FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup after defeating Vietnam 2-0 in the quarter finals of the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup 2026\u2122.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The result confirms Australia\u2019s place at the FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup Morocco 2026\u2122, marking a significant milestone for the nation\u2019s youth pathway and for the next generation of Australian women\u2019s footballers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The CommBank Junior Matildas will now turn their attention to the semi-finals of the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup, where they will face Japan this Thursday 14 May at 3pm local\/5pm AEST.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Quote attributable to CommBank Junior Matildas Head Coach, Michael Cooper:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTo see this group achieve something so significant is incredibly special. From the first day we came together, there\u2019s been a real intent in how they have trained, connected and represented their country.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have embraced every challenge along the way and stayed focused on what we are building as a team. Earning a place at the U17 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup is a fantastic reward for their effort and an important step in their development as players and people.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will make sure we take a moment tonight to enjoy what we\u2019ve achieved, but we also remain focused on this tournament with a semi-final ahead and more we want to deliver this campaign.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Quote attributable to Football Australia\u2019s Executive Director Football, Heather Garriock:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are extremely proud of our CommBank Junior Matildas, Michael Cooper and all the staff that have worked so hard to achieve this milestone.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis success is shared by everyone involved in the women\u2019s football pathway and a clear reflection of the work being done across the country to support and develop young players.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cQualifying for our first U-17 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup is a significant milestone, and one that highlights the continued progress being made in providing young players with the opportunity to compete, grow and succeed on the international stage.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup Morocco 2026\u2122 will run from 17 October \u2013 7 November 2026.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CommBank Junior Matildas have secured qualification for their first-ever FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup after defeating Vietnam 2-0…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":663593,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,952,7797,174541,44,13833],"class_list":["post-663592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-featured","tag-football-australia-news","tag-junior-matildas","tag-news","tag-press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663592","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=663592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/663593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}