BRISBANE (AFP) -- France coach Herve Renard is confident playing against "an entire nation" will bring out the best in his team when they face Australia in the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup in Brisbane on Saturday, Aug. 12. France's head coach Herve Renard looks at his players during a...
WELLINGTON (AFP) -- Retiring Stefanie van der Gragt "deserves a statue", coach Andries Jonker said, after her career came to an end with the Netherlands' 2-1 defeat to Spain in the World Cup quarterfinals on Friday, Aug. 11. Netherlands' defender Stefanie van der Gragt (center) celebrates scoring...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- England forward Lauren James received a two-match ban from FIFA on Thursday, Aug. 10, for the stamp on Nigeria's Michelle Alozie that earned her a red card in the Women's World Cup last 16. Nigeria's defender Michelle Alozie (lower) reacts after being fouled by England's forward...
WELLINGTON (AFP) -- Teenager Salma Paralluelo hit an extra-time winner as Spain beat the Netherlands, 2-1, at the Women's World Cup on Friday, Aug. 11, to set up a semifinal clash with Japan or Sweden. Spain's forward Salma Paralluelo (center) celebrates scoring her team's second goal during the...
BRISBANE (AFP) -- Kadidiatou Diani might have feared she was going to miss the Women's World Cup when she suffered a fractured collarbone towards the end of last season, but the 28-year-old returned to fitness in time and has played a key role on France's run to the quarterfinals. France's forward...
Coming off a knee injury, Chandler McDaniel is looking to get significant playing time when the Philippine women’s national football team debuts in the 2022 Asian Games in China this September. Chandler McDaniel during the Filipinas' training camp in New Zealand. (PWNFT) The 25-year-old...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- Japan is the revelation of the Women's World Cup but it must brace themselves for the ultimate clash of styles when they face Sweden in the quarterfinals at Eden Park on Friday, Aug. 11. Japan’s head coach Futoshi Ikeda (right) and Fuka Nagano adjust their earphones during a...
WELLINGTON (AFP) -- Netherlands coach Andries Jonker says he "knows everything" about Spain ahead of its Women's World Cup quarterfinal on Friday, Aug. 11, thanks in part to former Spanish international Damaris Egurrola. Netherlands players celebrate their victory after the end of the Australia and...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Colombia's run to the Women's World Cup quarterfinals may have taken many by surprise, but for coach Nelson Abadia it is the product of years of building. Colombia's defender Monica Ramos (second to the left) and teammates celebrate at the end of the Australia and New Zealand 2023...
TOKYO (AFP) -- Hinata Miyazawa had never been prolific for club or country before the Women's World Cup -- now she is the tournament's leading scorer and spearheading Japan's surprise title charge. Japan's midfielder Hinata Miyazawa (center) celebrates with her teammates after scoring her team's...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- The World Cup in Australia and New Zealand has showcased the strides made in women's football on the field in recent years -- while exposing the lack of woman coaches at all levels of the sport. England's coach Sarina Wiegman-Glotzbach looks on during the Australia and New Zealand...
It may have been short-lived, but the partnership between Alen Stajcic and the Philippine women's national football team has now become an important piece in the country's sporting history. The Australian mentor, who has decided to move back to Australia to call the shots for pro men's football...
