by Peter Weis | Jul 27, 2023 | Internationals
England vs. Denmark Group D of the 2022/23 FIFA Women’s World Cup heats up on Friday when joint leaders England and Denmark square off in Perth. Both teams opened their tournaments with slender respective 1-0 victories against Haiti and China. Denmark’s...
by Peter Weis | Jul 26, 2023 | Internationals
Canada vs. Republic of Ireland The seventh match-day of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup saw the historic 32-nation-field cut down to 29 countries still alive in the competition. All three losing sides were officially eliminated following today’s results....
by Peter Weis | Jul 25, 2023 | Internationals
USA vs. Netherlands Excitement abounds as the “Marquee Matchup” of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup’s second round draws nearer. The two-time-defending World Champion USWNT, unlike in their previous two title-winning campaigns, face an early...
by Peter Weis | Jul 24, 2023 | Internationals
Canada vs. Republic of Ireland The 2023 Women’s World Cup’s anointed “Group of Death” gets rolling once again on Wednesday evening. After the four nations contesting Group C play their respective second round fixtures, Canada versus the...
by Peter Weis | Jul 24, 2023 | Internationals
Norway vs. Switzerland Round Two of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup gets set to kick off tomorrow! After Colombia and South Korea officially conclude the first round of play in the early fixture, the four teams contesting Group A will round out the sixth day of...
by Peter Weis | Jul 23, 2023 | Internationals
Netherlands vs. Portugal A highly anticipated rematch of a five-goal-thriller in the group stage encounter of last Summer’s Euros ended up being a low-scoring, yet eminently entertaining, affair. Andries Jonker’s new-look Dutch squad prevailed over...
by Peter Weis | Jul 22, 2023 | Internationals
Denmark vs. China PR A tight and tense tactical affair between the 13th and 14th ranked women’s teams in the current FIFA rankings very nearly yielded the second goalless draw of the 2023 Women’s World Cup. In the end, Lars Søndergaard’s Danish...
by Peter Weis | Jul 22, 2023 | Internationals
Japan vs. Zambia In a tournament that already features a surfeit of “Dark Horse” candidates, the 2011 World Champions and 2015 runners-up made their own strong statement on Saturday evening. Futoshi Ikeda’s “Nadeshiko” turned in perhaps...
by Peter Weis | Jul 21, 2023 | Internationals
Switzerland vs. The Philippines The fourth match of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup saw Switzerland become the first of eight teams to net more than one goal in their opening fixture. In an intriguing affair in the New Zealand city of Dunedin, Swiss manager Inka...
by Peter Weis | Jul 20, 2023 | Internationals
Australia vs. Republic of Ireland Both of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup hosting nations have now gotten their tournaments off to the perfect start. After New Zealand’s Football Ferns bagged three points against Norway with a 1-0 earlier in the day,...