Five months after they last played on home soil, the Matildas will return to Australia in early September to take on Olympic gold medallists and world number six Canada in a two-match friendly series as both teams continue to prepare for the 2023 Women's World Cup next July.
The second of the two games, scheduled for September 6, will be a particularly special occasion, because it has been chosen by the New South Wales government to help open the new, $828 million, 42,500-seat Sydney Football Stadium as part of a "Festival of Codes" announced on Thursday.
