The midfielder finished the tournament as the top scorer with five goals, and added the Player of the Tournament award to her Golden Boot. By scoring Japan’s second goal, the…
Defender Saki Kumagai had the honour of hitting home the decisive spot-kick as Japan triumphed 3-1 in the shootout. USA were twice pegged back but it took Homare Sawa to…
How has the build-up to the final gone? Have you done anything different?Norio Sasaki: We’ve only had three days of preparation, so we haven’t been able to do anything special…
On the tenth FIFA Anti-Discrimination Day, the Nadeshiko made it through to the decider for the very first time, while the Stars and Stripes booked a third appearance in the…
The fifth FIFA Women’s Football Symposium is set to be held by the sport’s governing body in Frankfurt from July 15 to 17 and will be attended by two representatives…
The 42-year-old medic was part of New Zealand’s backroom staff during the All Whites’ adventures in the Rainbow Nation, which also happens to be the land of her birth.It was…
Her well-taken volley levelled up a game the Oceania side had seemed destined to lose and gave them their first ever FIFA Women’s World Cup point.Already out of the competition…
Trailing to first-half goals from Stephany Mayor and Maribel Dominguez and heading to injury time, Rebecca Smith nodded home a 90th-minute corner from substitute Kirsty Yallop before 18-year-old substitute Hannah…
Fijian referee Finau Vulivuli was joined by assistants Jacqui Stephenson (New Zealand) and Lata Tuifutuna (Tonga) as the OFC match official trio took charge of a Group A clash between…
On Friday, the Football Ferns fell 2–1 to England in their second group game and can now no longer reach the last eight after losing both matches so far. New…