Teenager Salma Paralluelo scored an overtime winner as Spain beat the Netherlands 2-1 to reach the Women’s World Cup semifinals for the first time and a clash with Sweden. Over a tense 90 minutes in Wellington full of incident, Mariona Caldentey scored an 81st minute penalty kick for Spain, only for Stefanie van der Gragt […]
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Hope for future despite New Zealand's painful exit
New Zealand’s proud players hope their performances at the World Cup will be a turning point for women’s soccer in the country despite the pain of an early exit. Some of the team were in tears as the tournament co-hosts bowed out on Sunday in the group stage in front of a sell-out […]
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Netherlands keen to avoid Sweden
Netherlands coach Andries Jonker wants to avoid Sweden in the Women’s World Cup last 16 but warned his team against taking Vietnam lightly in their final group game on Tuesday. The 2019 runners-up need only a draw against the winless Vietnamese in Dunedin to advance, having beaten Portugal 1-0 and held the United States to […]
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Japan sends warning with Spain thrashing
Hinata Miyazawa scored twice and set up another as Japan stunned Spain 4-0 at the Women’s World Cup on Monday to set up a clash with Norway in the knockout stage. The Japanese delivered a lesson in clinical counterattacking and led 3-0 at halftime to issue a World Cup warning against one of the […]
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Japan poses first major test for sparkling Spain
Coach Jorge Vilda warned his Spain team it will be fully tested for the first time at this Women’s World Cup in its group-deciding clash with Japan on Monday. Both sides go into their final Group C game in Wellington having already reached the round 16 and neither conceded a goal in comfortable wins over […]