Australian U-23

The Australia national under-23 football team represents Australia in international under-23 football and at the Olympic Games.

The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Australia, Football Federation Australia (FFA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006.

The team's official nickname is the Olyroos.

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Graham Arnold
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‘We have a lot of belief’: Arnold’s troops ready for anything in massive semi-final clash

Graham Arnold says Australia is "physically and mentally" ready to handle anything in Thursday morning's (AEDT) AFC U-23 Championship semi-final against Korea Republic. The young Aussies are on the cusp of not only reaching the final of this tournament for the first time with

Al Hassan Toure
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Get to know the Australia U-23 squad

Australia's U-23 squad are on the verge of a major achievement when they head into Saturday night's (AEDT) AFC U-23 Championship third-place play-off against Uzbekistan U-23. If Graham Arnold's squad can emerge with a victory over Uzbekistan, they will punch their ticket to th

Thomas Deng
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‘Bring the energy!’: Deng reveals key to Australia’s success against Korea

Australia U-23 skipper Thomas Deng believes the key to beating Korea Republic in Thursday morning's (AEDT) AFC U-23 Championship semi-final will be to play a 'fast and direct' game. Graham Arnold's squad are on the cusp of a massive achievement if they can topple the highly-fa

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