Young Matildas

Squad Update: CommBank Young Matildas - 15th August 2024

2 min read 15 August 2024

CommBank Young Matildas Head Coach Leah Blayney has been required to make a change to the 21-player squad selected to represent Australia at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024™ (U-20 WWC).

Emilia Murray (Melbourne City FC) has suffered an upper leg injury and will miss the U-20 WWC, with Western United FC midfielder, Avaani Prakash receiving a call-up.

The 24-team global showpiece runs from 31 August – 22 September, 2024.

For the second consecutive tournament, Australia will begin their U-20 WWC campaign against the host nation, facing Colombia at the Estadio El Campín in Bogotá on Saturday, 31 August (local).

Their Group A schedule – all played at the Estadio El Campín – will see the CommBank Young Matildas tackle their second opponents, Mexico, on Tuesday, 3 September (local) before ending the group phase against Cameroon on Friday, 6 September (local).

MATCH SCHEDULE | FIFA U-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP COLOMBIA 2024™

Colombia v Australia
Date: Saturday, 31 August 2024 / Sunday, 1 September 2024 (AUS)
Time: 6.00pm (local) / 9.00am (AEST)
Venue: Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia

Mexico v Australia
Date: Tuesday, 3 September 2024 / Wednesday, 4 September 2024 (AUS)
Time: 5.00pm (local) / 8.00am (AEST)
Venue: Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia

Australia v Cameroon
Date: Friday, 6 September 2024 / Saturday, 7 September 2024 (AUS)
Time: 5.00pm (local) / 8.00am (AEST)
Venue: Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia

UPDATED FINAL SQUAD | COMMBANK YOUNG MATILDAS

NAME	POSITION	U-20 WWC APPEARANCES	CLUB(S) \| MEMBER FEDERATION
Alexia APOSTOLAKIS	Defender	2022, 2024	Melbourne City FC \| Football NSW
Tegan BERTOLISSIO*	Defender	Train On Player	Macarthur Rams Women FC \| Football NSW
Ella BUCHANAN	Defender	Debut	NWS Spirit FC/Western Sydney Wanderers FC \| Football NSW
Madeleine CASPERS	Midfielder	Debut	Bulls FC Academy/Sydney FC \| Football NSW
Indiana DOS SANTOS	Midfielder	Debut	Blacktown Spartans FC/Sydney FC \| Football NSW
Jynaya DOS SANTOS	Midfielder	2022, 2024	Blacktown Spartans FC \| Football NSW
Tahlia FRANCO	Goalkeeper	Debut	Sydney University FC/Sydney FC \| Football NSW
Lara GOOCH	Forward	Debut	Newcastle Jets FC Academy \| NNSW Football
Sasha GROVE	Defender	Debut	Illawarra Stingrays FC/Western United FC \| Capital Football
Shay HOLLMAN	Midfielder	Debut	Sydney FC \| Football NSW
Kahli JOHNSON	Forward	2022, 2024	Manly United FC/Western United FC \| Football NSW
Zara KRUGER	Midfielder	Debut	Future Matildas NSW/Brisbane Roar FC \| Football QLD
Chloe LINCOLN	Goalkeeper	2022, 2024	Western United FC \| Football NSW
Amber LUCHTMEIJER	Forward	Debut	Bulls FC Academy / Sydney FC \| Football NSW
Tanaye MORRIS	Forward	Debut	Adelaide University WNPL \| Football SA
Jessika NASH	Defender	2022, 2024	Blacktown Spartans FC \| Football NSW
Ella O'GRADY	Forward	Debut	Future Matildas NSW \| Football QLD
Avaani PRAKASH	Midfielder	Debut	Western United FC/Bulls FC Academy l Football NSW
Naomi THOMAS-CHINNAMA	Defender	2022, 2024	Future Matildas NSW/Perth Glory FC \| Football VIC
Peta TRIMIS	Forward	Debut	Bulls FC Academy \| Football NSW
Grace WILSON	Goalkeeper	Debut	University of Maine \| Football SA
Alicia WOODS	Midfielder/ Defender	Debut	Peninsula Power FC \| Football QLD