Melbourne misses out on hosting Matildas as Women's Asian Cup host states revealed

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22/04/2024 07:02

NSW, Queensland and Western Australia named as candidates
Victoria did not express interest for 2026 tournament

Melburnians will miss out on seeing the Matildas play in the next Women's Asian Cup after Football Australia revealed Victoria was not on the list of proposed host states for the 2026 tournament.

FA announced on Monday that New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia are the confirmed candidates, with the specific cities and venues to be decided once the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ratifies Australia as the tournament host.