Month: July 2023

 Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria is tackled by Niamh Fahey of Republic of Ireland during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Group B match between Ireland and Nigeria at Brisbane Stadium on July 31, 2023 in Brisbane / Meaanjin, Australia.Nigeria are through to the round of 16 after a 0-0 draw with Ireland in their Women’s World Cup clash at Suncorp Stadium. The Super Falcons finished second in Group B on five points after Australia went one point ahead of them to top the group following their 4-0 win over Canada in Melbourne. Nigeria will be back at Suncorp Stadium to play the winner of Group D in the knockout phase on Monday. Ireland secured their first point in the competition in what was their debut World Cup. Captain Katie McCabe shot just wide in the fifth minut...

Manuela Vanegas (L) of Columbia scores the second goal of Team Columbia during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Group H match between Germany and Colombia at Sydney Football Stadium on July 30, 2023 in Sydney, Australia.Manuela Vanegas scored a 97th-minute winner as Colombia stunned Germany at the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup. Linda Caicedo netted a wondergoal to give the South Americans the lead, before Germany equalised with an 89th-minute Alexandra Popp penalty. Vanegas then headed Leicy Santos’ corner past Merle Frohms to send the vast numbers of Colombia supporters at Sydney Football Stadium wild. It condemned Germany to a first World Cup group stage defeat since 1995. A manic ending came after Caicedo, 18, had brilliantly curled into the top corner on 53 min...

 Park Eunsun of Korea Republic controls the ball against Nouhaila Benzina of Morocco during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Group H match between Korea Republic and Morocco at Hindmarsh Stadium on July 30, 2023 in Adelaide, Australia. Morocco gained a shock win over South Korea as defender Nouhaila Benzina made history by becoming the first player to wear a hijab at a World Cup. Ibtissam Jraidi scored Morocco’s first ever goal at the tournament with a sixth-minute header as the side ranked 72nd in the world took the victory. Sixteen-year-old substitute Casey Phair fired wide for South Korea late on. South Korea lost for the second time and will be eliminated if Germany avoid defeat against Colombia on Sunday. Benzina, 25, wore the Islamic headscarf as ...

 Emily Cedeno of Panama controls the ball against Allyson Swaby of Jamaica during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Group F match between Panama and Jamaica at Perth Rectangular Stadium on July 29, 2023 in Perth / Boorloo, Australia. Jamaica won their first-ever Fifa Women’s World Cup match as Allyson Swaby’s goal gave them victory over Panama in Perth. Swaby rose highest to head home from a Trudi Carter cross in the 56th minute as the Reggae Girlz recorded a historic win – and in the process knocked Panama out of the tournament. France and Jamaica are joint top of Group F and now face final decisive group matches against Panama and Brazil respectively on Wednesday, 2 August. Lorne Donaldson’s side, who were without captain Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw after she...

 Wendie Renard of France and Lauren of Brazil compete for the ball during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Group F match between France and Brazil at Brisbane Stadium on July 29, 2023 in Brisbane, Australia. Captain Wendie Renard headed a late winner as France beat Brazil in a thrilling game in Brisbane at the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup. Eugenie le Sommer put the French ahead after 17 minutes, before Debinha pulled Brazil level in the second half. There was end to end action as two of the pre-tournament favourites delivered a game which lived up to expectations. But it was Renard – who had been an injury doubt – who headed in the decisive goal with seven minutes to go. “She is the leader of the team,” France manager Herve Renard said of his captain. “I...