by Rachel Magill | Aug 3, 2023 | Internationals
Korea v Germany In what felt like a loss for Germany, Korea and Germany shared the points in the final group stage game of Group H. Korea opened the scoring with a goal in the 5th minute by Cho So-Hyun. Alexandra Popp levelled the score sheet before half time, scoring...
by Peter Weis | Aug 2, 2023 | Internationals
Spain vs. Switzerland The knockout rounds of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kick off Saturday at Eden Park in Auckland. Surprise Group A winners Switzerland square off against a Spanish side that looked to be imperious before suffering a 0-4 defeat to Japan on...
by Rachel Magill | Aug 2, 2023 | Internationals
Jamaica v Brazil In a dour tactical battle, Jamaica and Brazil shared the points in a 0-0 draw, which undoubtedly felt like a loss to the Brazilian team who failed to make the knockout stages. Despite having many chances to find a winning goal, Brazil were unable to...
by Peter Weis | Aug 2, 2023 | Internationals
Germany vs. South Korea Female footballing enthusiasts across the German Bundesrepublik find themselves slightly on edge as the German women’s national team prepares for a pressure-laden Group H encounter against South Korea tomorrow. The DFB-Frauen –...
by Rachel Magill | Aug 1, 2023 | Internationals
China v England In the last round of Group D, England found their winning momentum again, beating China 6-1. In their final game of the tournament, China were unable to stop England’s ruthless performance, only finding a goal themselves through a well taken penalty by...
by Peter Weis | Aug 1, 2023 | Internationals
Argentina vs. Sweden A tournament with a surfeit of fascinating stories shall surely have more in store for football fans tomorrow. Group F and Group G of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup get set to conclude on the penultimate day of group-stage-play. Seven...
by Peter Weis | Jul 31, 2023 | Internationals
USA vs. Portugal Though few have dared to envision the worst-case-scenario just yet, the conclusion of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup’s Group E on Tuesday could potentially see the two-time-defending World Champion USWNT eliminated from the current...
by Peter Weis | Jul 31, 2023 | Internationals
Australia vs. Canada Australia’s Waltzing Matildas have booked passage to the 2023 Women’s World Cup Round-of-16 via a 4-0 thrashing of Canada on Monday evening in Melbourne. The result enabled the tournament co-hosts to top their Group. Nigeria, the...
by Nick Manser | Jul 31, 2023 | Internationals
Round 2 is in the books, including some creative WWC scheduling that saw Round A conclude before two Group H teams had played their second match. Apologies for the delay on posting – for future reference, Kiwi Rail does NOT have wifi. I’m back in Auckland...
by Peter Weis | Jul 30, 2023 | Internationals
Spain vs. Japan A blockbuster match beckons as Group C of the 2023 FIFA Women’s prepares to wrap up play on Monday evening. The group’s joint leaders, Spain and Japan, have stormed their respective ways through this competition. Neither nation has even...