Matildas v South Korea LIVE updates: Injury-hit Aussies take on Korea Republic in Sydney We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer Our network Open NavigationMenu The Sydney Morning Herald The Sydney Morning Herald Search Site Show subsections Western Australia Show subsections Bulls N' Bears The economy Banking & finance Small business Show subsections North America Middle East South America Show subsections Western Australia Show subsections Domain Magazine Title Deeds Show subsections Rugby union Show subsections Tips & advice Show subsections Art & design Live reviews Show subsections Health & wellness Life & relationships Show subsections Destination guides Inspiration Reviews & advice Travel news Good Weekend Sunday Life Show subsections Super & retirement Planning & budgeting Environment Show subsections Conservation Climate change Sustainability Show subsections Video games PremiumSubscribe Today’s Paper Good Food Guide Daily Puzzles The Sydney Morning Herald Brisbane Times The Australian Financial Review Commercial Real Estate Advertisement Matildas v South Korea LIVE updates: Injury-hit Aussies take on Korea Republic in Sydney By Vince Rugari April 4, 2025 — 7.25pm Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size 7.24pmTeam news: Fowler, Heyman and Hunt benched Hide key posts Latest posts Pinned post from 7.25pm Poll: Where do you stand on the coach stuff? Latest posts Team news: Fowler, Heyman and Hunt benched Here are tonight’s starting XIs, noting that as you probably have read, the Matildas are missing Ellie Carpenter, Hayley Raso and Mackenzie Arnold... oh, and Sam Kerr. The big news for Australia? Mary Fowler is on the bench! We have to assume that’s a load-management thing because obviously she’s starting otherwise. Michelle Heyman is also there too, which means starts for Holly McNamara and Jamilla Rankin in attack - the latter making her starting debut. There’s also no Clare Hunt. Teagan Micah gets the gloves in Arnold’s absence, Charli Grant slots in for Carpenter at right-back, and Winonah Heatley will join Alanna Kennedy in the centre of defence. What does this all mean for the future? Hard to say, given interim coach Tom Sermanni won’t be there much longer, and the next coach might have very different ideas. A perfect night for the Matildas looks like a win, a clean sheet and a couple of eye-catching performances from fringe players. G’day Tillies fans Hello and welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s friendly between the Matildas and South Korea - the first of two matches they’ll play in this international window. I’m Vince Rugari, and I’m here to take you through all the action at Allianz Stadium, where a crowd of around 35,000 is expected. Team news is coming up for you very soon. Bad news: some of your favourite Matildas players are not involved due to injury. One of your other absolute favourites is on the bench. And no, they still don’t have a coach. G’day all.Credit: Getty Images Most Viewed in Sport Advertisement Back to top The Sydney Morning Herald The Sydney Morning Herald Brisbane Times The Australian Financial Review Classifieds Place your ad Commercial Real Estate The Sydney Morning Herald Contact & support Advertise with us Newsletters Accessibility guide Photo sales Purchase front pages Content licensing Work with us Terms of use Privacy policy Press Council Charter of Editorial Independence AI Editorial Guidelines Products & Services Subscription packages Subscriber FAQs Delivery status Today’s Paper Good Food Guide Daily Puzzles Copyright © 2025