Mackenzie Arnold wasn’t even Australia’s first-choice goalkeeper until recently, but is now being hailed as a national hero and stands in England’s way in their Women’s World Cup semifinal on Wednesday. Arnold played a central role in the penalty drama on Saturday that sent co-host Australia into the last four of the World Cup for […]
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Women's World Cup: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Japan’s World Cup heartbreak cut deeper than a single loss By Candace Buckner (Washington Post)2. Sweden like ‘bumblebees’ – can they sting Spain next? By Neil Johnston (BBC Sport)3. Breaking down the top candidates to be the next U.S. women’s soccer coach By Kevin Baxter (Los Angeles Times)
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Women's World Cup: First-time semifinalists
1991. USA (8), Norway (4), Sweden (5), Germany (5).1995. China (2).1999. Brazil (2).2003. Canada (1).2007. –2011. Japan (2), France (1).2015. England (3).2019. Netherlands (1).2023. Australia (1), Spain (1).Note: In parentheses are trips to semifinals.
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Australia coach hails Sam Kerr for swinging momentum against France
Australia’s coach hailed Sam Kerr for giving the team momentum at a crucial time in its quarterfinal win over France on Saturday, with the star Chelsea striker admitting it was tough being a super-sub. Kerr played for 65 minutes in Brisbane, thrown into the action for her longest stint since picking up a calf injury […]
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England survives bruising Colombia test to reach semifinals
England fought back from a goal down to beat Colombia 2-1 on Saturday in a bruising encounter and set up a tasty Women’s World Cup semifinal with Australia. Forward Alessia Russo scored the winner for the European champions just after the hour in front of 75,000 in Sydney to end Colombia’s run in the tournament. […]
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Watch: The longest shootout replayed in 30 seconds
Co-host Australia prevailed in 10 rounds of penalties over France after 120 minutes of scoreless play to earn a semifinal date with England. The Matildas’ 7-6 win from the spot came in the longest shootout tiebreaker in Women’s World Cup history.
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Spain: La Roja defies turbulence to make semifinals
Spain was plunged into turmoil when 15 players refused to play for Coach Jorge Vilda, but less than a year later it’s in the Women’s World Cup semifinals for the first time. It is a remarkable turnaround for Vilda and a squad that is not even at full strength in Australia and New Zealand because […]
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TV Watch: Spain-Netherlands draws 2.7 million U.S. viewers
• The Spain-Netherlands quarterfinal match (9 p.m. ET kickoff) was watched by 1,777,000 viewers on Fox (the second most ever for a non-U.S. quarterfinal at the Women’s World Cup) and 968,000 viewers across Telemundo, Peacock, Universo and Telemundo streaming platforms (the most watched Women’s World Cup quarterfinal match in Spanish-language history).
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Women's World Cup: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Soccer shocker: Australians, a nation of rugby league fans, fall for football By Frances Vinall (Washington Post)2. U.S. Soccer will keep losing if it keeps ignoring Latina stars who can’t pay to play By Bill Plaschke (Los Angeles Times)3. How rabid capitalism helped sink USA Women’s World Cup campaign By Beau Dure (The Guardian)
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Top 5: Latest goals (Women's World Cup)
1. Abby Wambach (2011, USA-Brazil quarterfinals, 2-2), 120th+2 minute 2. Homare Sawa (2011, Japan-USA final, 2-2), 117th minute 3. Salma Paralluelo (2023, Spain-Netherlands quarterfinals, 2-1), 111th minute 4. Karina Maruyama (2011, Japan-Germany quarterfinals, 1-0), 108th minute 5. Fara Williams (2015, England-Germany third-place game, 1-0), 108th minute Note: In 2011, USA and Japan both went on […]