Hopes still remain high for the Westfield Young Matildas following their narrow defeat to Japan at the AFC U19 Women’s Championship in Vietnam.

Hopes still remain high for the Westfield Young Matildas following their narrow defeat to Japan at the AFC U19 Women’s Championship in Vietnam.

The Westfield Young Matildas suffered a narrow defeat against DPR Korea on Saturday night, losing 1-nil in Vietnam.

The Westfield Young Matildas suffered a narrow defeat against DPR Korea on Saturday night, losing 1-nil in Vietnam.

Australia warmed up for next week's World Cup Qualifier against Oman by easing to a comfortable 5-0 win against Malaysia in their friendly international at Canberra Stadium on Friday night, set up by a four-goal first-half blitz.

New Zealand have defeated the Australian Under-17 girls 2-1 in their first match on Monday night.

New Zealand have defeated the Australian Under-17 girls 2-1 in their first match on Monday night.

The Qantas Joeys have qualified for the AFC U-16 Championship after defeating Indonesia 5-2 at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok last night and finishing in second position in Group G of the qualification tournament.

The Qantas Australian U-23s and the UAE played out a 0-0 draw in their opening match of the third round of AFC Asian Qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympic Games at Hindmarsh Stadium.

Football Federation Australia and Canberra Stadium today announced that the Qantas Socceroos will host Malaysia in an international friendly match in Canberra on Friday, October 7, 2011 (8pm kick-off).