by Rachel Magill | Jul 25, 2023 | Internationals
New Zealand v Philippines Co-hosts New Zealand faced an unfortunate 1-0 loss against tournament debutants Philippines. Alan’s Stanjcic’s side becomes the first debut team to bag a win in the 2023 edition of the tournament. Following their success against Norway in the...
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 Rachel Magill | Jul 24, 2023 | Internationals
Germany v Morocco Two time World Champions Germany displayed a clinical performance in the opening game of Group H against Women’s World Cup debutants Morocco. Voss-Tecklenburg’s side put an impressive four goals past Morocco’s Khadija Er-Rmichi, alongside two...
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 Marran | Jul 24, 2023 | Internationals
Round 1 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup is nearly in the books. Thus our #ShePlaysWWC eyes turn towards round 2. In this report we’ll cover: injuries and suspensions and key round 2 match ups to keep and eye out for. Injuries and Suspensions As expected with...
by Nick Manser | Jul 24, 2023 | Internationals
Round 1 of the World Cup is almost complete, and I’m still jet lagged, so I figured I’d wake up at 4 am and start musing on the first several days of the ShePlays fantasy competition. It’s been a fascinating tournament so far, and I can’t wait to see what transpires...
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...