The Steel Roses’ best finish at a World Cup was in 1999 when they finished as runners-up, narrowly losing 5-4 on penalties to the United States after extra time.

Since then, the team reached the quarter-finals on three occasions - in 2003, 2007 and 2015.

The Matildas coach and his staff will use Australia’s camp and friendly in Colorado to give more players an opportunity to impress in the lead up to this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.

As such, five players that weren’t part of Milicic’s first squad as Matildas boss have been called up for the match against the USA at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on 5 April.

Ante Milicic’s squad will arrive in Antalya, Turkey from May 19, and will spend 10 days on Turkey’s south coast with access to leading high-performance training, sports science, and recovery facilities.

Milicic was part of the Socceroos coaching staff when Australia first utilised the region’s first-class facilities and warm climate to prepare for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

After taking charge of Australia’s senior women’s side, Milicic and Football Federation Australia (FFA) considered a range of pre-camp destinations, however have now settled on one of Turkey’s top training centres ahead of the Matildas’ France foray.

ALGARVE CUP

CHINA PR 1 NETHERLANDS 1 (NED won 4-2 on penalties)

China PR rounded out a difficult week in Portugal with a penalty shootout defeat after a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands to finish 12th out of 12 teams at the Algarve Cup in Portugal.

AUSTRALIA 3-0 ARGENTINA

Australia made it three wins in three matches in 2019, scoring twice in the opening 33 minutes on the way to a straight-forward victory at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.

Having come into the match with one hand on the trophy, Australia completed the job with a minimum of fuss, with Sam Kerr and Alanna Kennedy both punishing slack set-piece defending to score first half goals, before Caitlin Foord added a third from the penalty spot late on.

First half goals from Lucy Staniforth, Karen Carney and Beth Mead took the game away from the Nadeshiko, and ensured Phil Neville's side - with an insurmountable seven points from three matches - became champions at the fourth attempt.

England's win is of particular interest given the two sides will meet the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 group stage, although Japan's line-up in that match is expected to be differ significantly to the one on show in Tampa, which included six starters with less than five international caps.

ALGARVE CUP

DENMARK 1-0 CHINA PR

China PR's FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 preparation suffered another setback, falling to a second consecutive Algarve Cup defeat with a 1-0 loss to Denmark on Monday.