Football fans, you’re in luck.
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That’s not a typo. This is not a drill.
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The matches available
Thanks to CommBank's Our Shout campaign, free tickets have been made available for a range of games at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026, which gets underway this Sunday with the tournament opener between Australia and Philippines.
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That game is one of a whole host of group stage clashes included in this deal, with 16 matches available at the time of writing.
Feel like watching Korea Republic take on Iran next week? It’s free.
Want to see Japan, the No.1 ranked team in Asia, take on India? It’s free.
Keen to check out a high quality game between DPR Korea and China? That’s right… free.
All you need to do to take advantage of this deal is click on this link and select the game you want to go to - there’s just a limit of four tickets per person, per transaction.
So what are you waiting for? Click the link and secure your free tickets today - the offer from CommBank will end at 11am on Thursday 26 February.
If you’re still not sure whether this deal is for you, have a read of our two-minute guide to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 and find out why this tournament is set to ignite and inspire the country just like the FIFA Women’s World Cup did back in 2023.
What is the Women’s Asian Cup?
The AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 is the premier women’s football competition in Asia, with 12 teams battling it out to be crowned the best footballing nation in the continent.
The groups
There are three groups at this year’s Asian Cup, with the top two teams from each group and two best third-placed nations qualifying for the quarter-finals.
In 2022, the Matildas were also drawn alongside the Philippines in the group phase and they easily topped the group with three wins from three games, scoring a whopping 24 goals on the back of an 18-0 rout of Indonesia on matchday one before falling to South Korea in the quarter-finals.
Group A: Australia, South Korea, Iran, Philippines
Group B: North Korea, China, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan
Group C: Japan, Vietnam, India, Chinese Taipei
The games
The group stage runs from the opener between the Matildas and Philippines on March 1 in Perth, through to the final batch of round robin matches on March 10.
Then it’s time for the knockout games, starting with the quarter-finals from March 13 to 15, followed by the semi-finals on March 17 and 18, before the tournament wraps up with the final on March 21 at Sydney’s Stadium Australia.
The venues
The games will be played at five venues spread across three cities.
Sydney: Western Sydney Stadium (usually known as CommBank Stadium) and Stadium Australia (Accor Stadium)
Perth: Perth Rectangular Stadium (HBF Park) and Perth Stadium (Optus Stadium)
Gold Coast: Gold Coast Stadium (Cbus Super Stadium)
World Cup and Olympic spots on the line
If the stakes weren’t high enough, then don’t forget this tournament doubles as qualifiers for the 2027 World Cup in Brazil and also the precursor to qualifying for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Six teams will qualify for Brazil from this tournament: the four semi-finalists, while the four eliminated quarter-finalists will contest play-off matches on the Gold Coast for the two remaining World Cup spots. Later in 2026, a further two spots are up for grabs in inter-confederation play-offs.
All eight quarter-finalists will also secure a spot in the 2028 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
The favourites
The Matildas are undoubtedly among the favourites to reign supreme on home soil as former Arsenal, Juventus and Lyon boss Joe Montemurro ushers in a new era after succeeding Tony Gustavsson as coach last year.
Boasting the likes of superstar captain Sam Kerr, Chelsea teammate Ellie Carpenter, Manchester City forward Mary Fowler and Arsenal trio Caitlin Foord, Steph Catley and Kyra Cooney-Cross, Australia have the quality to end their 26-year wait for a second Asian Cup trophy.
Standing in their way, however, will be star-studded Japan.
The 2011 world champions, who have twice conquered Asia, reached the quarter-finals of the 2023 World Cup in Australia/New Zealand. Since then, Japan have added highly-rated Australian coach Leah Blayney to their staff as they look to emerge triumphant for the first time since 2018.
All eyes will be on the world number eight, who will be able to call upon stars such as Hinata Miyazawa, Fuka Nagano and Yui Hasegawa – who all ply their trades in the Women’s Super League.
Then there are defending champions China.
The most successful country in the history of the Asian Cup with nine titles, they return to defend their crown and are coached by Aussie Ante Milicic.
Ranked 17th in the world and with the majority of their squad based in China, the Steel Roses are set to be a force to be reckoned with Down Under, where they held the Matildas to a 1-1 draw in a 2024 friendly.
Australia’s Asian Cup record
The Matildas are gearing up for their ninth Asian Cup since finishing third in the inaugural 1975 tournament, after which they took a long break before Australia entered the AFC in 2006.
In that period, Australia have been crowned Asian champions just once, back in 2010. That unforgettable tournament saw the Matildas upstage Japan before overcoming North Korea on penalties in the decider.
Coached by Tom Sermanni, that triumphant Matildas outfit featured the likes of Melissa Barbieri, Kate Gill, Sarah Walsh, Heather Garriock, Sally Shipard, Lisa De Vanna and emerging young guns Sam Kerr, Kyah Simon, Tameka Yallop, Elise Kellond-Knight and Clare Polkinghorne, who have gone on to enjoy iconic careers.
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