This year is set to be a very interesting one for England's men's and women's national teams, as both Gareth Southgate's men and Sarina Wiegman's team will be facing the same opponent in the upcoming months.
The Lionesses, who won their first major title during last summer's women's EURO competition, will be taking on Australia in April. This match will take place in the same month after Wiegmann's squad face Brazil in the first ever women's version of the Finalissima, which will see the European champions pitted against the South American title winners.
Later this year, in October, England, who were painfully close to winning the re-scheduled EURO 2020 tournament at Wembley but were unfortunately beaten by Italy on spot-kicks, will also welcome Australia. It's set to be the first meeting between the two sides in six years, with the last match taking place back in 2016.
England's women's team will certainly be looking to use the upcoming friendly against Australia as preparation for the latest iteration of the FIFA Women's World Cup, which will be taking place this year and will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
