Sweden celebrating their win against Japan. Photo taken from Everton Women via Twitter. Sweden held off a dramatic fightback from Japan to reach their fifth World Cup semi final in a dramatic encounter in Auckland. With Japan being the only former champions left in the tournament, there is now guaranteed to be a new name […]
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Sweden celebrate winning their round of 16 game against the USA. Photo credit: FIFA Women’s World Cup via Twitter. Sweden reached the Quarter Finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in remarkable fashion after beating two-time defending champions United States in a dramatic penalty shootout in Melbourne after the game finished goalless. The first five
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The group stage has now concluded, with plenty of drama and upsets as three of the world’s top 10 were sent home early and some of the less heralded nations took their moment in the spotlight. Here we look ahead to the Round of 16 at a tournament where we have all learned to expect
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Marie Antoinette Katoto representing France. Photo Credit: Marie Katoto via Instagram. Experienced duo Eugenie Le Sommer and Wendie Renard were on the scoresheet for France as they revived their hopes of qualifying from Group F as they beat Brazil in a dramatic encounter in Brisbane. France were disappointing in their opening game, which saw them
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Lauren James celebrating her FIFA Women’s World Cup goal for England against Denmark. Photo credit: Barclays Women’s Super League via Twitter. England saw off late pressure to beat Denmark in Sydney as Lauren James marked her first competitive start with a spectacular early goal in a match which was marred by a first half injury
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Daphne van Domselaar has become the number one keeper for the Netherlands. Photo Credit: UEFA via Twitter. Netherlands got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start as Stefanie Van der Gragt’s header gave them a narrow victory over newcomers Portugal in Dunedin saw them join United States on three points in Group E.
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The Matildas celebrate Steph Catley’s penalty against Ireland in the Women’s World Cup opening game. Photo credit: The Matildas via Twitter. Co-hosts Australia got their Women’s World Cup campaign off to a winning start as they overcame a spirited display from tournament debutants Republic of Ireland in front of a record crowd at Stadium Australia
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The Women’s World Cup sees 64 matches over 32 days across two countries. The group stage has thrown up some potential blockbuster clashes, and here we look at five particular standouts New Zealand v Norway- 20 July, Auckland Where it all begins. While Auckland’s Eden Park is traditionally the home of the All Blacks, the
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FIFA Women’s World Cup groups. Photo credit: FIFA. With the start of the World Cup almost upon us, here’s a guide to each group looking at each side’s prospects of making the knockout stages and where the headlines could be made. Group A Co-hosts New Zealand will get the tournament underway on 20 July as
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Major tournaments are always a chance for fans to see the best players in the world in action, with the best nations in the world very often coming to the fore. However, there is also occasionally a nation that goes on an unexpected run. In 2019, Italy reached the Quarter Finals of their first Women’s
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