Women's World Cup Countdown: What's in the news …

1. Australia has appointed Ante Milicic as the Matildas’ new head coach less than two weeks before they host New Zealand, South Korea andArgentina at the inaugural Cup of Nations. Milicic was an assistant coach for the Socceroos — Australia’s men’s team — at the 2014 and 2018 World Cups and has never coached a women’s team. Hereplaces Alen Stajcic, who was controversially fired in January, on a short-term contract that expires following the Women’s World Cup.