NSW, Queensland and Western Australia named as candidates while Victoria did not express interest for 2026 tournament
The Matildas’ Steph Catley poses with fans after the World Cup send-off game in Melbourne. Victoria will not host any 2026 Women’s Asian Cup matches.The Matildas’ Steph Catley poses with fans after the World Cup send-off game in Melbourne. Victoria will not host any 2026 Women’s Asian Cup matches.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.
The FA chief executive, James Johnson, said hosting the 2026 tournament was the perfect opportunity to continue to capitalise on the success of hosting the 2023 Women’s World Cup.“We are eager to build upon this legacy to further enhance our football landscape both nationally and regionally,” he said.
The selection process for host states took place more than a year ago – before the World Cup and subsequent boom in interest – with FA approaching six state governments to put forward expressions of interest. While the exact timing of the tournament is yet to be decided it is likely it would held in the first quarter of 2026.
Victoria has hosted the Matildas for standalone matches several times in the last year, including for their final World Cup preparation match against France in June 2023 and the Olympic qualifier against Uzbekistan in February.Both those games sold out – part of a run of sellouts that has now reached 12 games – and with no signs of momentum slowing, that streak will hit 14 after the Matildas return to home soil for two pre-Olympics matches against China in May and June, in Adelaide and Sydney.
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