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Matildas vs Argentina

NicCarBel said:
One big issue, is a lot of continents + FIFA use the continental cups (Asian Cup, etc) as the qualification path for a World Cup, rather than separately.
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It's really killing momentum imho. Thats the difference between men's and women football at this stage.
 
TheSelectFew said:
It's really killing momentum imho. Thats the difference between men's and women football at this stage.
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It probably comes down to the International Match Calendar by FIFA as well.

Eg, In the 2025-26 season (including the offseasons before and after - so this includes the current international window), this is the comparison for Men's and Women's:

Men's have 12 matchdays, plus the FIFA World Cup for those that qualify, and a window specifically for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the CAF African Cup of Nations. 2 of those 12 matches are specifically earmarked as 'Pre-World Cup Friendlies'

Women's have a bit more of a complicated calendar.
Firstly, it's split into:
  • Type I - Monday to Tuesday night (2 days / 1 match?)
  • Type II - Monday to Wednesday night (3 days / 1 match?)
  • Type III - Monday to Saturday night of the following week (13 days, probably 3 or 4 matches?)
I'm not sure exactly how many matches each 'Type' has with the above - because the current window is listed as 'Type I'.

But in 2026, this is going to change to:
  • Type 8 - Monday to Tuesday night of the following week (2 matches)
  • Type II - Monday to Saturday night of the following week (3 matches)
I have no idea where I'm going with this - I'm on a random Saturday night rabbithole.

But there's a window now, and another one at the end of the month, so depending on the confederation, that's 4-8 matches apparently.
Then UEFA, OFC, CONMEBOL and CAF all have their continental cups across July and August. 5 more windows between August and June/July totalling 12-13 matches (depending on the confederation and scheduling), plus a window for the AFC Asian Cup, and then also a 'Blocked Period' from late February-early April 2026 (Final competition of the championships for women’s “A” representative teams of the confederations (including release period))"

Either way, not counting the tournaments, and blocked periods, that's still at least 16 matches - so it's perfectly reasonable for each confederation to have their own WCQ, and continental qualifying structures. Although there's also the Olympics that's still an open age tournament, so that's essentially a second World Cup for women.

UEFA, Oceania and CONMEBOL do currently have their own separate World Cup and Continental Cup qualifiers
AFC, CAF and CONCACAF do not (eg, the Continental Cup have their own qualifiers, and the Continental Cups themselves serve as the World Cup Qualifiers for the region).
For the Olympics, AFC, OFC, CAF have their own separate qualifiers, and UEFA use the Women’s Nations League as the qualifiers (so is still separate from the World Cup/Euros qualifying).
 
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NicCarBel said:
It probably comes down to the International Match Calendar by FIFA as well.

Eg, In the 2025-26 season (including the offseasons before and after - so this includes the current international window), this is the comparison for Men's and Women's:

Men's have 12 matchdays, plus the FIFA World Cup for those that qualify, and a window specifically for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the CAF African Cup of Nations. 2 of those 12 matches are specifically earmarked as 'Pre-World Cup Friendlies'

Women's have a bit more of a complicated calendar.
Firstly, it's split into:
  • Type I - Monday to Tuesday night (2 days / 1 match?)
  • Type II - Monday to Wednesday night (3 days / 1 match?)
  • Type III - Monday to Saturday night of the following week (13 days, probably 3 or 4 matches?)
I'm not sure exactly how many matches each 'Type' has with the above - because the current window is listed as 'Type I'.

But in 2026, this is going to change to:
  • Type 8 - Monday to Tuesday night of the following week (2 matches)
  • Type II - Monday to Saturday night of the following week (3 matches)
I have no idea where I'm going with this - I'm on a random Saturday night rabbithole.

But there's a window now, and another one at the end of the month, so depending on the confederation, that's 4-8 matches apparently.
Then UEFA, OFC, CONMEBOL and CAF all have their continental cups across July and August. 5 more windows between August and June/July totalling 12-13 matches (depending on the confederation and scheduling), plus a window for the AFC Asian Cup, and then also a 'Blocked Period' from late February-early April 2026 (Final competition of the championships for women’s “A” representative teams of the confederations (including release period))"

Either way, not counting the tournaments, and blocked periods, that's still at least 16 matches - so it's perfectly reasonable for each confederation to have their own WCQ, and continental qualifying structures. Although there's also the Olympics that's still an open age tournament, so that's essentially a second World Cup for women.

UEFA, Oceania and CONMEBOL do currently have their own separate World Cup and Continental Cup qualifiers
AFC, CAF and CONCACAF do not (eg, the Continental Cup have their own qualifiers, and the Continental Cups themselves serve as the World Cup Qualifiers for the region).
For the Olympics, AFC, OFC, CAF have their own separate qualifiers, and UEFA use the Women’s Nations League as the qualifiers (so is still separate from the World Cup/Euros qualifying).
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I would imagine cost would be a factor given the travel distances for teams in the AFC.
 
Good first headed goal by Johnson against Argentina, from a nice cross.

Torpey's cross/goal was a surprise!
 


Starting XI for game two against Argentina in Canberra has been named. Six changes from the squad that started game one at Marvel Stadium, with Nevin, Prior, Catley, Foord, Sayer and Cooney-Cross starting in place of Heatley, Hunt, Torpey, Kennedy, McNamara and Rankin.
 
The numbers reveal that women’s NSW and Queensland State of Origin teams are now more popular than the Matildas.

Phil Rothfield has that and more in his highlights and lowlights 👉 bit.ly/3HeNXNN
 
JS96 said:
The numbers reveal that women’s NSW and Queensland State of Origin teams are now more popular than the Matildas.

Phil Rothfield has that and more in his highlights and lowlights 👉 bit.ly/3HeNXNN
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Really ? I get the mens but I don’t even bother watching the women’s origin but I suspect heaps would.
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JS96 said:
The numbers reveal that women’s NSW and Queensland State of Origin teams are now more popular than the Matildas.

Phil Rothfield has that and more in his highlights and lowlights 👉 bit.ly/3HeNXNN
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Surprised that women's State of Origin is more popular than the Matildas, especially given that game two in Canberra is sold out.
 
 
Argentina equalise as Kishi Nunez scores in the 23rd minute. It's now 1-1 and the first ever goal the Matildas have conceded against Argentina in four meetings.
 
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