Chung, who is Chairman of the Organising Committee for the U-20 Women’s World Cup and FIFA Vice-President, was pleased with the organisation of the event and lauded the standard of football on show in Canada.“I have visited all four…
Lena Petermann scored the title-winning goal eight minutes into extra time to settle a match that, like the semi-final against France, had seen the Germans outplayed for long stretches. For the second match in succession, though, the Europeans’ will…
The pace and power of the Group C winners proved too much for the New Zealand side as the African nation made a lightning fast start, taking the lead inside the first 33 seconds as Asisat Oshoala headed home…
Stephanie Skilton opened the scoring in the 24th minute at the National Soccer Stadium in Toronto, glancing in a deep freekick from captain Katie Bowen before Megan Lee added the second in the 69th minute; holding her composure and…
The New Zealand U-20 Women’s team is the first female age-group side from the OFC in the post-2006 era to qualify for the knockout stages of a FIFA tournament.“New Zealand U-20 have performed with distinction today and can be…
Sitting in third place behind Paraguay, the Kiwis must secure all three points from their final group match with winless Costa Rica to have any hope of advancing to the last eight.Despite France already assuring themselves of a place…
Playing without injured captain Katie Bowen, the Junior Football Ferns battled gamely against the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup champions but couldn’t produce the regular attacking threat which brought Thursday’s 2-0 win over Paraguay.Kadidiatou Diani’s 20th minute strike…
Les Bleuettes, as they are known, achieved their best placing of fourth in the 2008 edition and while they may not have managed a victory at this level their U-17 Women’s World Cup title in 2012 is far from…
As such, it would hardly have been unexpected if Katie Bowen and Steph Skilton had brushed off questions about New Zealand never having made it past this tournament’s group phase. Such a record could, after all, be written off…
The Oceania trio of referee Finau Vulivuli of Fiji and assistant referees Jacqueline Stephenson and Sarah Walker, both of New Zealand, will be taking charge of their first match of the tournament.The trio have been assigned the Group C…