Junior Matildas

Australia to take on Vanuatu women's football team

The junior Matilda's are preparing for next month's Asian U-16 Women's Championship, which also serves as a qualifier for the FIFA Women's U-17 world cup next year in India.

Last week the Australians were in Tonga where they ran joint training sessions and played a game against the Tonga U-19 women's team who they beat 6-0.

Junior Matilda's assistant coach, Negosh Popovich, said it's an amazing cultural experience for the girls and getting conditioned to the heat is an important part of their preparations.