FA to Look Far and Wide for Next Matildas Coach

Published on August 4, 2024

Football Australia boss James Johnson says his organisation will “look under every single rock” in their search for the next Matildas coach and has targeted the 2026 Asian Cup as their priority in the next four-year cycle. Johnson returned to Australia on Sunday after the Matildas failed to progress beyond the group stage at the Paris Olympics. “We didn’t do as well as what we wanted to do, I think we need to own that as a team and as an organisation,” Johnson said. Shortly after their last-game loss to the United States, FA announced head coach Tony Gustavsson would not have his contract renewed....