Hinata Miyazawa scored her fifth goal of the Women’s World Cup on Saturday to seal a 3-1 win over Norway and put Japan into the quarterfinals against Sweden or defending champion USA. In a round-of-16 clash in Wellington between two former champions, an Ingrid Syrstad Engen own goal gave Japan an early lead in front […]
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Netherlands thrashes Vietnam 7-0 to win Group E
The Netherlands powered into the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup as group winners ahead of the United States with a 7-0 demolition of Vietnam on Tuesday. Esmee Brugts and Jill Roord both scored twice in the biggest win yet at the Women’s World Cup, eclipsing Germany’s 6-0 thumping of Morocco. A crowd of […]
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Switzerland and Norway advance to round of 16; New Zealand left in tears
Switzerland and Norway qualified for the round of 16 of the Women’s World Cup on Sunday as co-hosts New Zealand was eliminated along with the Philippines. The Swiss finished top of Group A thanks to a 0-0 draw with New Zealand in Dunedin, while Norway hammered the Philippines 6-0 in Auckland to overtake the co-hosts […]
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Alex Morgan: 'We have to work even harder to get the goals'
Alex Morgansaid the United States will not be content to merely qualify for the Women’s World Cup last 16 and will instead do everything to win their group. The two-time defending champions battled back to draw 1-1 with the Netherlands in Wellington after captain Lindsey Horan canceled out a first-half strike by Jill Roord. The stalemate […]
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USA-Netherlands: Rematch of 2019 World Cup final will give good indication of 2023 chances for both teams
Vlatko Andonovski said the U.S, national team will do “whatever it takes” when it faces the Netherlands at the Women’s World Cup on Thursday (9 p.m. ET kickoff on Wednesday) in a re-run of the 2019 final. The Americans won 2-0 in 2019 to retain their crown and now meet the Dutch […]
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The Philippines celebrate historic World Cup win
The Philippines won a World Cup game for the first time as they stunned co-hosts New Zealand on Tuesday. The Philippines coach Alen Stajcic said on the eve of the New Zealand match that his side wanted to “crash the party,” and they did just that with a gutsy 1-0 victory in front of 32,357 […]
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New Zealand vows to get 'gritty' to avoid World Cup embarrassment
Jitka Klimkova says her New Zealand team must get “gritty” if they are to end its 32-year wait for a first Women’s World Cup win and avoid embarrassment on home soil. The co-hosts kick the tournament off with a tough test against Norway at Eden Park in Auckland, before matches against Switzerland and […]
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Women's World Cup hosts want 'urgent' answers over Saudi sponsorship
Co-hosts New Zealand and Australia said Thursday that they “urgently” want answers from FIFA over a report that Saudi Arabia’s tourist board will sponsor the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Visit Saudi is reportedly poised to be named among the sponsors of the 32-team soccer tournament to be held in New Zealand and Australia from July […]