Melbourne City goalkeeper Patrick Beach has been named in the Olyroos squad for the upcoming West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) U-23 Championship in Saudi Arabia.
Head Coach, Tony Vidmar, has named his squad as the Olyroos ramp up their preparations for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™ in early-April.
The Championship will be played from 18 to 26 March and will feature Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The format of the competition will see the eight teams broken into four groups, who will each play three games, with opponents beyond the first match dependent on results.
Beach and the Olyroos are in Group D alongside Iraq. They will face Iraq U-23s before taking on either Egypt or UAE, before the match schedule then opens up ahead of their final fixture.
Match Details
Australia U-23 v Iraq U-23
Thursday, 21 March 2024
Kick-off: 8.00pm AST / 4am AEDT (Friday, 22 March)
Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Australia U-23 v TBC
Saturday, 23 March 2024
Kick-off: TBC
Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Australia U-23 v TBC
Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Kick-off: TBC
Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Stadium, Saudi Arabia
