Sam Kerr and Australia's national women's football team will now play Thailand, China and Chinese Taipei in SydneyThe Matildas' 2020 Olympic qualifying matches, which were due to be played in China early in February, have been moved to Sydney following an outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. Australia's national women's football team will now play Thailand, China and Chinese Taipei in Sydney given Wuhan, the original host city, is in lockdown. "The safety of all players, officials and fans is of paramount importance to Football Federation Australia and the Asian Football Confederation, and we are confident we will host a successful tournament here in Sydney. Three highly regarded teams - Australia, South Korea and China - are vying for two places in the 12-team Olympic competition. New Zealand have already booked their place at the 2020 Games after winning the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Women's Nations Cup in 2018.

Source: Stuff January 26, 2020 18:00 UTC