How to watch the Olyroos friendly matches in Australia as they prepare for the Olympic Games in Tokyo

Kieran Francis

How to watch the Olyroos friendly matches in Australia as they prepare for the Olympic Games in Tokyo image

The Olyroos will prepare for July's Tokyo Olympic Games with four friendlies matches in Spain through the month of June.

The matches will help the Australian under-23 team prepare for their first Olympics appearance since Beijing in 2008.

Three of the Olyroos' four exhibition match opponents - Saudi Arabia, Romania and Mexico - will also be competing to win a gold medal in Japan.

With Graham Arnold on Socceroos duty, Gary Van Egmond will be the coach of the Olyroos for these matches.

How to watch the Olyroos matches in Australia?

All four matches will be streamed live via the official Socceroos website with coverage starting around the kickoff times listed below.

The games will also be shown on the My Football YouTube channel.

Olyroos friendly match, results and broadcast schedule

Date Time (AEST) Match Stadium Broadcast
Wed June 2 9.00pm Australia U23 1-2 Republic of Ireland U21 Estadio Municipal, Marbella, Spain Socceroos website, My Football YouTube
Sat June 5 10.00pm Australia U23 v Saudi Arabia (cancelled) Estadio Municipal, Marbella, Spain Socceroos website, My Football YouTube
Wed June 9 4.00am Australia U23 0-1 Romania Estadio Municipal, Marbella, Spain Socceroos website, My Football YouTube
Sun June 13 4.00am Australia U23 v Mexico Estadio Municipal, Marbella, Spain Socceroos website, My Football YouTube

Current Olyroos squad (vs. Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Romania and Mexico)

Name Team Name Team
Panos Armenakas Zulte Waregem, Belgium Ramy Najjarine Newcastle Jets, Australia
Daniel Arzani Aarhus, Denmark Connor O'Toole Newcastle Jets, Australia
Jacob Chapman (GK) Huddersfield Town, England Con Ouzounidis Everton, England
Gabriel Cleur Virtus Entella, Italy Nicholas Pennington Olbia Calcio 1905, Italy
Tyrese Francois Fulham, England Kristian Popovic NK Rudes, Croatia
Doni Grdic HNK Siberik, Croatia Luka Prso Newcastle Jets, Australia
Jordan Holmes (GK) Ebbsfleet United, England Jay Rich-Baghuelou Crystal Palace, England
John Iredale Paderborn, Germany Dylan Ryan Melbourne Victory, Australia
Jacob Italiano Monchengladbach, Germany Ryan Teague FC Famiicao, Portugal
Deni Juric HNK Siberik, Croatia Marc Tokich Mjallby, Sweden
Anthony Kalik HNK Gorica, Croatia Caleb Watts Southampton, England
Ashley Maynard-Brewer (GK) Charlton Athletic, England    

Latest Olyroos Results

Date Match Scorers
9 Jun 2021 Olyroos 0-1 Romania  
2 Jun 2021 Olyroos 1-2 Republic of Ireland Najjarine (72')
17 Nov 2020 Macarthur FC 1-2 Olyroos Metcalfe (78'), Najjarine (79')
12 Nov 2020 Sydney FC 3-0 Olyroos  
25 Jan 2020 Olyroos 1-0 Uzbekistan D'Agostino (47')
22 Jan 2020 Olyroos 0-2 South Korea  

Kieran Francis

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Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.