Youthful Matildas line-up to face Hong Kong
Australia will field a youthful line-up in their penultimate Beijing Olympic qualifying match in Hong Kong on Sunday 4 August.
Australia-s hope of qualification were effectively dashed after successive losses against DPR Korea in July left the Matildas six points adrift with two matches remaining.
The Australian squad for the Hong Kong match will comprise players likely to feature in the Young Matildas team who will compete in October-s AFC U-19 Women-s Championship where a berth at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women-s World Cup will be on the line.
The Matildas face a heavy schedule in August commencing in camp on August 9 with the final Beijing Olympic qualifier against Chinese Taipei in Coffs Harbour on August 12. The team will then travel to Tianjin for matches against China on August 16 and 19 in what will be the last international matches prior to the FIFA Women-s World Cup.
The team will commence their World Cup journey when they travel to China on September 5 at the conclusion of a four-day camp in Sydney.
Australia will open their campaign at the World Cup against Ghana on September 12 in Hangzhou. The Matildas will then meet world number four ranked team Norway on September 15 in the same city, before the final group match against Canada on September 19 in Chengdu.
The squad for the match in Hong Kong on August 4 is:
Goalkeepers - Casey Dumont (Gold Coast), Rachel Cooper (Sydney)
Defenders - Caitlin Cooper (Sydney), Stacey Day (Adelaide), Rachel Doyle (Sydney), Grace Gill-McGrath (Canberra), Clare Polkinghorne (Brisbane)
Midfielders - Tameka Butt (Gold Coast), Lyndsay Glohe (Sydney), Ella Mastrantonio (Perth), Ellyse Perry (Sydney), Teresa Polias (Sydney), Elise Kellond-Knight (Brisbane), Renee Rollason (Sydney)
Forwards - Victoria Balomenos (Adelaide), Ashleigh Connor (Sydney), Jenna Kingsley (Sydney), Kyah Simon - (Sydney) (current home city)
BEIJING OLYMPIC QUALIFYING FIXTURES Australia v Hong Kong 15-0 Saturday 7 April, 3pm BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Chinese Taipei v Australia 0-10 Sunday 15 April, 4pm Chungshan Stadium, Kaohslung, Chinese Taipei
DPR Korea v Australia 2-0 Sunday 3 June Yanggakdo Stadium, Pyongyang
Australia v North Korea 0-2 Sunday 10 June, 3pm BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Hong Kong v Australia Saturday 4 August Venue TBC
Australia v Chinese Taipei Sunday 12 August, 3pm BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
TICKETS Tickets for the Matildas matches in Coffs Harbour are available online via www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au, from the Coffs Harbour City Council-s central ticketing system located at the Jetty Memorial Theatre, phone: 02 6652 8088 Mon-Fri 10.00am - 4.00pm, or at the gate on match day.
TV: SBS TV will broadcast a selection of matches from the 2007 FIFA Women-s World Cup including LIVE coverage of the opening ceremony match, semi-finals, final and ALL Matildas matches.