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FIFA Women's World Cup: England beat host Australia 3-1 to reach final
The home side eliminated France via a thrilling penalty shoot-out in the last 8, booking their first semifinal appearance at the Women's World Cup, after they bowed out at the quarterfinal stage in three of their previous campaigns.
Carmona's late winner lifts Spain into first Women's World Cup final
Carmona curled the ball home on the edge of the box in the 89th minute, just one minute after Swedish substitute Rebecka Blomqvist found the equalizer, following Salma Paralluelo's opener in the 81st minute.
Kylian Mbappe will not train with PSG's first team squad amid contract stand-off
PSG begin their French title defence at home to Lorient on Saturday and it is understood Mbappe will train with the 'loft' group rather than the 'A' training group, which is players who could feature for the first team, BBC reported.
Women's World Cup: Sweden end U.S. title defence, Netherlands reach quarters
Sweden ranked third, inflicted the U.S.' earliest-ever Women's World Cup exit after winning a nerve-jangling penalty shootout 5-4. The two teams had been deadlocked 0-0 after extra time in Melbourne. The U.S. missed three penalties in the shootout, including from retiring superstar Megan Rapinoe, and Sweden missed two, reports Xinhua.
FIFA Women's World Cup: Spain reach quarterfinals with 5-1 win over Switzerland
Codina then made up for her error by scoring her team's fourth before the break, and Jennifer Hermoso made it 5-1 in the second half in front of 43,217 fans, a new record crowd for a football match in New Zealand, Xinhua reported. After the terrible 4-0 defeat to Japan in group stage, the 25-year-old Bonmati has vowed to try her best in the campaign.
FIFA Women's World Cup: Netherlands hold defending champions USA to 1-1 draw
This is the second time the U.S. and the Netherlands have faced off at the World Cup, and the first since the 2019 World Cup final in France, which saw goals from Rose Lavelle and Megan Rapinoe gift the U.S. a 2-0 victory, reports Xinhua. The matchup also marked the first time in Women's World Cup history that the two finalists from the previous tournament met in the group stage.
FIFA Women's World Cup: Spain, Japan seal last 16 berths, Canada beat Ireland
In Group C, after securing a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in the opening match, Spain began their clash against Zambia with a dream start. Teresa Abelleira scored a stunning goal nine minutes into the game, and Jennifer Hermoso added another goal with a well-timed header four minutes later, reports Xinhua.
FIFA Women's World Cup: Italy beat Argentina 1-0 in Group G thriller
It looked for a moment as if the game would end scoreless before the veteran substitute came to the rescue for Italy and scored less than four minutes after entering play to wrap up the win. Cristiana Girelli became the first player to score in two editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup for Italy. She scored a hat-trick in the 2019 finals against Jamaica.
FIFA Women's World Cup: Spain beat Costa Rica 3-0 in campaign opener
Spain seized the reins of the match early on. At the 20-minute mark, a powerfully driven cross by Esther Gonzalez forced Valeria Del Campo to inadvertently score an own goal. Costa Rica's goalkeeper, Daniela Solera, was instrumental in keeping the score in check, especially when she parried a penalty from Jenni Hermoso with a spectacular diving save.
Indian men's football team rises to 99 in FIFA rankings
The Blue Tigers are unbeaten in 2023 and have picked up three trophies winning the Hero Tri-Nation Cup, Hero Intercontinental Cup and the SAFF Championship in the calendar year. "ᴡᴇ ᴍᴀʀᴄʜ ᴏɴ.. India climbed up to 99 in the latest official @FIFAcom world ranking #BlueTigers #IndianFootball," said the Indian football team in a tweet.
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