AUCKLAND – Born in Norway but proudly Filipino, talented midfielder Sara Eggesvik will set her feelings aside and will be battle-ready as the Filipinas play the Gresshoppene (the Grasshoppers) in a critical match on Sunday, July 30, at the close of Group A in the FIFA Women’s World Cup at Eden...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- Argentina's Women's World Cup striker Yamila Rodriguez has defended having a tattoo of Cristiano Ronaldo on her leg, saying: "I don't hate Messi." *Argentina's forward Yamila Rodriguez shows her left leg tattooed with the portraits of late Argentine football star Diego Maradona...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- Rampant title contenders Spain and former champions Japan became the first teams to reach the Women's World Cup last 16 on Wednesday, July 26, as both won with ease. *Canada's forward Adriana Leon (2nd left) celebrates with her teammates after scoring her team's second goal during...
DUNEDIN (AFP) -- Japan all but sealed their place in the Women's World Cup last 16 on Wednesday, July 26, with Spain poised to fire a title warning and join them in the knockout rounds. *Japan's midfielder Aoba Fujino (center) celebrates scoring her team's second goal with teammates during the...
The Philippine women’s national football team is almost in the final fixture of its group stage campaign in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the race to the last 16 has only gotten tighter. *Philippines' goalkeeper Olivia McDaniel celebrates with teammates after winning against New Zealand in...
Goalkeeper Olivia McDaniel and midfielder Tahnai Annis were both asked what Filipino word came to mind in describing the Filipinas’ FIFA Women’s World Cup monumental 1-0 upset of the Ferns in front of a packed hometown crowd at the Wellington Stadium on Tuesday night, July 25. *Goalie Olivia...
WELLINGTON (AFP) -- Philippines head coach Alen Stajcic said the Women's World Cup debutants faced a "monumental" task to beat Norway and squeeze into the tournament's knock-out stages. *Philippines' midfielder Quinley Quezada (right) and New Zealand's defender Catherine Bott (left) react after...
Sarina Bolden has been carrying the dreams of an entire nation on her shoulders. The Santa Clara, California, USA-born Bolden didn’t find herself in the pool of the Philippine women’s national football team until 2018 when she made her promising debut at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup against...
MANILA (AFP) -- Hundreds of Philippine football fans celebrated wildly and some cried after the country's historic first World Cup win on Tuesday, July 25. *Philippines' forward Sarina Bolden (left) celebrates scoring her team's first goal during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Tuesday, July 25 hailed the Philippines’ historic victory at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Senator Pia S. Cayetano, head of the Philippine delegation to the ongoing FIFA Women's World Cup, with members of the Philippine Women's National Football Team. (Photo courtesy of...
Sarina Bolden has no doubt in mind that anything is possible for the Philippine women’s national team following its maiden win in the 2023 FIFA Women’s Cup against New Zealand, 1-nil. *Sarina Bolden scores the Philippines' first-ever goal in the FIFA Women's World Cup.* For her 22nd...
Celebrity couple Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo came to support the Philippine women’s national football team in New Zealand ahead of its second fixture in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup against the hometown bet Ferns on Tuesday, July 25, at the Wellington Regional Stadium. *Ryan...
