Even though the Matildas already know they are through to the final Olympic qualifying round, they still don’t know who they’ll take on before Paris 2024.
The commanding 8-0 victory over the Philipines secured the Matildas top spot in Grpup A, meaning they will head straight to the third phase of qualification in February 2024.
The group will play a two-legged home-and-away play off, facing other top finishers from each three groups, plus the highest-ranked runner up from all groups.
It will determine Asia’s two Olympic representatives, but there is yet to be a determined structure on how those teams will be selected.
Nonetheless, Matildas defender Steph Catley said the side’s focus is to simply win and win by as much as possible.
“It is a bit of a weird situation,” Matildas vice-captain Steph Catley said on Tuesday.
“Because I suppose we could come up against someone like Japan, and then one of us would be out.
“But that’s sort of the nature of these types of situations, and leading into big tournaments you come up against some of the best teams and then sometimes you don’t make it.”