1. Matildas’ World Cup shootout TV audience likely the biggest since Cathy Freeman race By Jack Snape (The Guardian)2. How USA fans watched the World Cup after USWNT exit By Caitlin Murray (ESPN)3. Who says women’s soccer players don’t dive? By Candace Buckner (Washington Post)
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Women's World Cup: Spain's youth world champions
• Catalina Coll (2018 U-17 World Cup) • Eva Navarro (2018 U-17 World Cup) • Salma Paralluelo (2018 U-17 World Cup, 2022 U-20 World Cup)
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'Steely winner' Sarina Wiegman: England's biggest weapon
England had never won a major women’s soccer trophy before Sarina Wiegman became coach. Now the Lionesses are closing on a second in the space of a year. Wiegman’s European champions face co-host Australia in the Women’s World Cup semifinals on Wednesday, with the prize a place in Sunday’s final against Sweden or Spain. England’s squad is […]
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Watch: The dramatic end to the Eden Park semifinal
All the goals in Spain’s 2-1 semifinal over Sweden in Auckland’s Eden Park came in the final 10 minutes of regulation time: Salma Paralluelo for Spain in the 81st minute; Rebecka Blomqvist equalizer in the 88th; and the Olga Carmona gamewinner in the 89th.
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Women's World Cup: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Spain has an Alexia Putellas-Aitana Bonmati dilemma on their hands By Laia Cervelló Herrero (The Athletic)2. Indigenous communities are embraced at the Women’s World Cup, but will the legacy live on? By Anne Peterson (Associated Press)3. Claudia Vasconcelos: How this trailblazer referee unexpectedly made history at the first Women’s World Cup By Matias Grez and Aleks […]
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Datebook: Women's World Cup (Final Four)
SemifinalsTuesday: Spain vs. Sweden, 4 a.m. ETWednesday: Australia vs. England, 6 a.m. ETThird-Place GameSaturday: Semifinal losers, 4 a.m. ETFinalSunday: Semifinal winners, 6 a.m. ETViewing: All games on Fox, Telemundo, Universo, Peacock.
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Sweden seeks to put history of near-misses behind it
Sweden will feed off the hurt of numerous near-misses when its face Spain in the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup on Tuesday in Auckland. Sweden beat Japan 2-1 on Friday to reach its third semifinal in the last four World Cups, and its fifth overall, but it has never gone on to win the […]
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Watch: All the 2023 Women's World Cup quarterfinal goals
Nine goals were scored in the four games that sent Spain, Sweden, England and Australia to the semis.
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U.S. refs at 2023 Women's World Cup: Tori Penso to take charge of Australia-England
Five U.S. officials have been assigned to the 2023 Women’s World Cup semifinals, including Tori Penso, who will be in the middle for her fourth game of the tournament when she takes charge of Australia-England, where she’ll be assisted by American Brooke Mayo and Suriname’s Mijensa Rensch. It will mark England’s second straight game with an American […]
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France coach Herve Renard looks towards Paris Olympics
France coach Herve Renard promised his team would “come back stronger” after its elimination from the Women’s World Cup on penalties against Australia on Saturday. Les Bleues suffered a third consecutive exit from the World Cup in the quarterfinals as they went down 7-6 in the shootout to the hosts after an engrossing match in Brisbane finished […]