Australia have unveiled a new playing kit ahead of their two crucial World Cup qualifying matches this week.
The Socceroos will sport a new all-Gold home jersey versus Tajikistan in Adelaide on March 24 and Jordan in Sydney five days later as they look to secure progression through to the next round of AFC qualifying.
In a first for the country, the Australian women's team, the Matildas, will wear the identical playing kits as their male counterparts -- in a female cut -- at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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- Caltex Socceroos (@Socceroos) March 21, 2016
Matildas star Steph Catley said that it was a breakthrough for the Matildas and Socceroos to step out in identical strips.
"The design and technology used in this new strip is fantastic and I know the girls are excited about bringing both national teams together to wear identical strips," Catley said.
"It is always an honour to pull on the national team jersey and this latest version will definitely go down as one of the most iconic national team jerseys as the first strips worn both by the Socceroos and Matildas."