Goals from Jill Roord and Lineth Beerensteyn in either half secured easy passage into the quarter finals for The Netherlands as they ousted South Africa’s Banyana Banyana in the first match on Sunday.The last edition’s beaten finalists has show real character so far in New Zealand / Australia and managed to finish top of a group, which comprises record winners, the United States.Having ammased seven points from three group games to reach this stage, there are growing beliefs that the Andries Jonker’s ladies might be here to take back what was denied four years ago in France.They got off to…
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One-time winners, Japan are through to the last eight of the FIFA Women’s World Cup following a comprehensive 3-1 win over 1995 Champions, Norway.The 2011 champions took the lead inside the opening 15 minutes as Igrid Engen stick out a leg to divert Miyazawa’s cross into her own net, scoring a record equaling eighth own goal in a single edition of the tournament.The lead did not last too long as Guro Reiten scores from a Vilde Risa’s cross with Norway’s first chance of the game five minutes after going behind.The goal was the first conceded by Japan in the ongoing…
Spain has become the first nation to secure the ticket into the quarter finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup following a 5-1 annihilation of Switzerland in Auckland.Despite finishing runner-up to Japan in Group C, Spain never looked second best against a Switzerland side that emerged winner of Group A ahead of Norway.La Joya got off to a dream start as Aitana Bonmati scored the first of her double inside the opening five minutes from an Alba Redondo pass.However, their lead was cut out six minutes later, as Laia Codina played a blind back pass to Catalina Coll, who was…
Former Borussia Dotmund Head Coach, Jurgen Klopp is the only reason the club is considered a rival of Bayern Munich for Bundesliga titles season in and out but there appears no rivalry at all in the absence of the former Mainz boss.Since the departure of the German in the summer of 2015, the ‘Yellow and Black Wall’ has not win a Bundesliga title, despite hiring and firing multiple managers during the period.The closest they came to putting an end to Bayern’s reign was last season, when they came close to winning the title, only to eventually lost it on the…
Anissa Lahmari scored from a penalty rebound in the added time of the first half hand Morocco a win over Colombia and secure them a ticket to the next round of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.Morocco has become the first Arab nation to reach the knockout rounds of the FIFA Women’s World Cup following a result, that also sees them complete history for Africa as for the first time, the continent has three representatives in the knockout round.Needed to better the result of Germany in the other game, fortune shone on the North African when So-Hyun Cho latched onto a…
Erik Ten Hag’s first season has its good and bad moments, but by the standard set at the club lately, it’s fair enough to conclude it was a success.It was even better when you add that Manchester United won their first silverware in more than five years, following the win over Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final, back in the end of February.The club also reached the final of the Emirates FA Cup but unfortunately, they could not get the better of their city rivals, Manchester City, who completed a double en route to winning a treble.With his first…
For the first time in the history of Jamaica, the country has reached the knockout round of a FIFA senior tournament, just like South Africa’s Banyana Banyana earlier in the day.It came at the expense of South American giant, Brazil, who did it all but score in a goalless draw inside the Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne.Jamaica, who had managed to hold off France in a goalless draw and beat Panama in their second game, needed to avoid a defeat to secure make history and managed to hold off Brazil to earn their needed point.Despite their 18 shots attempted with eight…
Banyana Banyana made history as they become the first ever South African team to reach the knockout round of any FIFA senior tournament, be it Men’s or Women’s.After their inconsistency costed them in their opening two games, which saw the drop five points from winning position against Sweden and Argentina, Desiree Ellis’ minions needed a win against Italy to progress.They were not helped at the start of the mouth-watering winner takes all game as they were pegged back earlier on, when Italy were awarded a penalty following a clumsy Dhlamini challenge on Beccari.Arianna Caruso made no mistake from the spot…
Lauren James registered five goal contributions as the Lioness of England crush China in their final group game to maintain a 100 per cent run in the FIFA Women’s World Cup.Sarina Wiegman’s side stormed into an early lead inside the opening four minutes as Alessia Russo scores her first goal of the tournament, turning before finding the near post after a pass from Lauren James.The lead was doubled, four minutes before the half hour mark with James again assisting another goal for the European Champions. This time, it is Lauren Hemp who got on the end of a through ball…
Needed to win by telling margins to finish as group winners ahead of the United States and the Netherlands took that too personal, by recording the biggest win so far in this edition of the tournament by thrashing Vietnam, 7-0.Four goals inside the opening 25 minutes from Lieke Mertens, Katja Snoeijs, Jill Roord and Esmee Brugts, who scored one of her two goals.Debutant, Vietnam, were no match for their rampant opposition and could not help succumb to pressure every now and then. To suppress the situation, Duc Chung Mai was forced into making two defensive change before the half hour…