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Hayes named US coach, Gustavsson set to stay with Aust

Tony Gustavsson looks set to continue with the Matildas after Emma Hayes took the US coaching job. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson is set to see through Australia's Paris Olympics campaign after Chelsea's Emma Hayes was formally named the new head coach of the US women's national team.

Gustavsson, a former USWNT assistant in their 2015 and 2019 Women's World Cup triumphs under Jill Ellis, was among those heavily linked to the US job after guiding Australia to the semi-finals of this year's tournament.

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