Australia U-23 News

Daniel Margush replaces Thomas Heward-Belle in Australia U-23 squad

Adelaide United goalkeeper Daniel Margush has been called up to Australia's squad for the forthcoming AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand after Sydney FC shot-stopper Thomas Heward-Belle was ruled out of the tournament due to injury. Heward-Belle sustained an injury in Sunday ev

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‘Five kids will be Caltex Socceroos by end of 2020’: Opportunity knocking for Arnold’s U-23 squad

Continental glory is the initial focus but Graham Arnold has no doubt a host of his Australian U-23 squad will progress to be regular Caltex Socceroos in the next 12 months. Arnold unveiled his 23-player squad for next month's AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand, featuring 14 Hy

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Hyundai A-League connections: 14 home-based stars called up for U-23 duty

Fourteen rising stars of the Hyundai A-League have been selected in Graham Arnold's Australia U-23 squad for the AFC U-23 Championship. The competition that pits the best of the Asian Football Confederation's youth talent against each other takes place in Thailand between Janu

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‘I want to let all the younger generations know that anything is possible’ - Q&A with Al Hassan Toure

From his FFA Cup heroics to scoring on his Hyundai A-League and Australia U-23 debuts, it has been an incredible few months for Al Hassan Toure. To wrap up an astonishing 2019, Toure has received a call-up to Graham Arnold's Australia U-23 squad for the AFC U-23 Championship

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Graham Arnold reveals U-23 squad bound for Bangkok

Australia's squad for next month's AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand was announced today ahead of the team's departure for a brief pre-tournament training camp in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Australia's U-23 men's national team for next month's tournament will feature fourteen (14

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The journey so far: Australia’s U-23s eyeing AFC glory and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Australia's U-23 squad will begin their date with destiny next month as they aim to win the AFC U-23 Championship and snap a 12-year Olympic Games drought in the process. Graham Arnold's side will compete at the AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand from January 8-26, looking to b

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Tickets on sale as Australia U-23 seek Olympic Games spot in Thailand

Group stage tickets for the AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand are now on sale as Graham Arnold's side aim to punch their ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Australia have been drawn in Group A alongside the hosts, Thailand, as well as Iraq and Bahrain, as Asia's finest U-

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Australia U-23s claim 2019 ‘Dazu Cup’ in China

Australia's U-23 men's national football team claimed the 'Dazu Cup' in China overnight, with Ramy Najjarine's penalty against Lithuania U-23 helping the green and gold to a 1-0 win in their third and final match of the friendly invitational tournament. Melbourne City's Najjar

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Duncan strike opens floodgates as Australia U-23 cruise

Australia U-23's preparations to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games continued with a strong 4-0 win over DPR Korea U-23 on Sunday night (AEDT) in Chongqing, China. Two days after accounting for China U-23 5-1 at the Chongqing City Dazu District Sports Centre Stadium, the

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Toure scores on Australia U-23 debut to continue remarkable three-month rise

Al Hassan Toure's astonishing rise continued as the teenager scored on his first appearance for Australia U-23 in a 5-1 win against China U-23 in Chongqing. The Adelaide United forward, born as a refugee in Guinea to Liberian parents, declared for his newly adopted nation last

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Watch - Australia U-23 v China U-23, Friday 10.30pm AEDT

Australia U-23 begin their three-match tour of China at 10.30pm AEDT today and you can watch live.

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Australian national team updates

Football Federation Australia (FFA) today advised of updates to both its Caltex Socceroos and Australia U-23 National Team squads for the November FIFA window. For the Caltex Socceroos, attacker Mathew Leckie will miss Australia's FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022? qualifier against J

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Australia U-23 National Team Named for China Tour

Football Federation Australia (FFA) has announced the 25-player squad that will assemble in Chongqing, China this week for a three-match friendly series throughout the November FIFA window. The team, led by interim Australia U-23 Head Coach Gary van Egmond who oversaw the Youn

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Australia U-23 edged by IR Iran U-23 in Doha

An Australia U-23 Men's National Team selection suffered a 2-1 defeat to IR Iran in Qatar on Monday. The game, which was played at Al Duhail Stadium in Doha, saw IR Iran go 2-0 up in the first half via goals in the fourth and 25th minutes respectively... Australia enjoyed ple

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Australian U-23 selection record training match win in Doha

An Australian U-23 national team selection recorded a 2-0 win in a training match against Qatari Second Division side Lusail Club late last week as part of the Australia's ongoing preparations for the AFC U-23 Championship Thailand 2020. The squad, who are spending the October