The Socceroos will conclude their preparations for the World Cup in North America with a warm-up friendly against Switzerland, their first meeting with European opposition since 2023.
Tony Popovic’s side will take on the world number 19 Swiss in San Diego, United States, on Saturday, June 6 (Sunday, June 7 AEST), their last outing before facing Türkiye in their World Cup opener a week later in Vancouver, Canada.
Socceroos FIFA World Cup schedule
International friendlies
- Mexico — Sunday, May 31, 11am
- Switzerland — Sunday June 7, 5am
FIFA World Cup pool matches
- Türkiye — Sunday, June 14. 2pm
- United States — Saturday, June 20, 5am
- Paraguay — Friday, June 26, 12pm
*all times in AEST
Switzerland, who have qualified for a sixth-straight time and have four times reached the round-of-16 in the last five editions, are fancied to ease through their World Cup pool.
Popovic called it a “great final hit-out for us before the World Cup commences”, describing Switzerland as “strong top-20 opponents”.
Having guided Switzerland through their qualification group undefeated, former Swiss international Murat Yakin is now expected to steer his team past co-hosts Canada (ranked 30), Bosnia and Herzegovina (65) and Qatar (55) in group B.
The last time Australia played a top European nation was in October 2023, when they were beaten 1-0 by England at Wembley.
The Socceroos will be based in California during the build-up to the World Cup, with a friendly against co-hosts Mexico also booked for late May.