Australia U-23 News

The Dutch sledge that 'riled up' Australia & inspired dramatic Olympics qualification

From Ned Zelic's flash of brilliance to the pressure-cooker atmosphere of the legendary Camp Nou, Mark Bosnich recalls how Australia's road to their best ever Olympics finish at Barcelona 1992 was one to remember.

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Arnold sets goal for Olympics: First Australian football team to win a medal

Fuelled by his remarkable past Olympic experiences, Graham Arnold holds a firm desire to oversee the first Australian football team to win an Olympic medal when they travel to Tokyo in July 2021.

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‘Everything locked up. I was a mannequin out there’: Why Olympic qualification means so much to Deng

Representing Australia at the Olympic Games in Tokyo has been a dream of Thomas Deng's for a number of years but the young defender is relying on rule change to make that happen. Deng lead the Australian U-23 squad as they qualified for the Olympics in memorable fashion in Tha

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New rescheduled dates confirmed for Tokyo Olympics

The Australia U-23's and Westfield Matildas have learned when they will compete at the Tokyo Olympic games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC), The Governm...f Japan and the event's stakeholders agreed the new dates on Monday.

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How Socceroos staff are supporting Aussies Abroad through COVID-19

FFA's High Performance Coordinator Andrew Clark has given an insight how Australian players are coping abroad during the COVID-19 crisis. The football world has been thrown into chaos in recent months with leagues around the globe postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Confirmed: Tokyo Olympic Games postponed until 2021

Australia's U-23 men's side and the Westfield Matildas Olympic campaigns have been put on hold after confirmation the Tokyo Games have been postponed until 2021. The Games were originally set down for July-August this year but the evolving COVID-19 situation around the globe h

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Deng – I want to open doors for other Australian players

Tommy Deng just wants to get back on the pitch.

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Australia U-23 remain on track for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

The Australian Olympic Committee has released a statement confirming it will press ahead with preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to be held on schedule. Graham Arnold's Australia U-23 men's football team booked their spot at their first Olympic Games since Beijing 2

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Socceroos in Hyundai A-League: Maclaren ends goal drought as Redmayne denies Glory

Melbourne City may have been held to a draw by Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday night but it was a return to form for their Socceroos striker Jamie Maclaren. Before the clash at AAMI Park, the City striker had failed to find the net in his previous three Hyundai A-League m

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Piscopo: From being 'scared to sign for Inter' to following his Aussie dream

Wellington Phoenix starlet Reno Piscopo has always been destined for big things.

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Tokyo bound: how Australia's men and women broke 16-year Olympics drought

The football tournaments at this year's Tokyo Olympic Games is set to have a distinct Green and Gold flavour. The Westfield Matildas' win over Vietnam on Wednesday night means they join the Olyroos to book their spot in Japan later this year. And it's an historic achievemen

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Olyroos defender Mourdoukoutas re-signs with Wanderers

Western Sydney Wanderers have locked down one of Australia's brightest young defenders Tass Mourdoukoutas to a three-year contract extension. ...ourdoukoutas, who was a part of Australia's U-23 squad which qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games last month, started five of the six

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Graham Arnold acknowledges contribution of clubs to Australia’s Olympic return

Socceroos and Australia U-23 men's national football team Head Coach Graham Arnold today recognised the clubs that contributed players to Australia's successful Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification campaign. Arnold, who returned to Sydney from Bangkok on Monday having overseen Aus

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Australia’s Road to Tokyo 2020

It's been a long road to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games for the Australia U-23's, but that's what made their 1-0 win over Uzbekistan all the more emphatic and momentous. The young Aussies earned themselves a spot at the Tokyo Olympic Games to be played out later this year with a

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Graham Arnold: This is huge for Australian football

Graham Arnold has lauded the Australia U-23's qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as a "huge" achievement for football in Australia. Arnold's side needed to finish third or higher at the AFC U-23 Championship to book a spot at the Summer Games later this year. H