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England Scrape Past Nigeria On Penalties To Reach World Cup Quarter-Final | Football News
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England Scrape Past Nigeria On Penalties To Reach World Cup Quarter-Final | Football News

[ad_1] England scraped into the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup when they beat Nigeria 4-2 on penalties in Brisbane on Monday. Despite Nigeria having the better of the chances, the European Champions -- reduced to 10 players after 87 minutes -- snuck home in front of 50,000 spectators after the match had finished 0-0 at the end of extra time. England held on after playmaker Lauren James received a red card for a needless stamp and will know they have to improve if they want to add the World Cup to their European crown.They will face Colombia or Jamaica on Saturday for a place in the semi-finals.England got off to a terrible start in the penalty shootout when Georgia Stanway fired wide, but Desire Oparanozie couldn't take advantage and missed with an almost identical effort.Beth E...
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Womens’ Football Losing The Gap, But It’s Not All Down To FIFA | Football News
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Womens’ Football Losing The Gap, But It’s Not All Down To FIFA | Football News

[ad_1] In the 92nd minute of South Africa's drawn FIFA Women's World Cup match against football giant Italy, striker Hilda Magaia runs onto a pass at the top of the box. Magaia, who scored her country's first ever Women's World Cup goal a week earlier, springs past three lunging Italian defenders and curls the ball in to find Thembi Kgatlana, who blasts the ball into the net. South Africa, in its first Women's World Cup, is through to the round of 16. It is perhaps the most striking upset result of this World Cup, but far from the only one: Nigeria beating co-host Australia, Colombia's last-minute winner against Germany, Portugal holding the United States to a draw and Jamaica advancing at the expense of Brazil are signs of the closing gap in women's football that pundits are noticing.Th...
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Colombia Looks To Teen Stars For Jamaica World Cup Clash | Football News
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Colombia Looks To Teen Stars For Jamaica World Cup Clash | Football News

[ad_1] Colombia is banking on two teenage stars to help light up their Women's World Cup knockout clash against Jamaica on Tuesday and steer them into a maiden quarter-final. Real Madrid striker Linda Caicedo has already announced herself to the world with goals in wins against South Korea and Germany during the group phase. She is set to be joined in Melbourne by fellow 18-year-old Ana Maria Guzman in her tournament debut with attacking defender Manuela Vanegas suspended after two yellow cards.Coach Nelson Abadia has mentored both Caicedo and Guzman since they were 12 years old and has full faith they will rise to the occasion."I have 23 players and they are all very talented," said Abadia, who is renowned for sticking with the same starting team where possible."I'm fully confident in A...
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Clinical Japan, Slick Spain Surge Into Women’s World Cup Quarters | Football News
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Clinical Japan, Slick Spain Surge Into Women’s World Cup Quarters | Football News

[ad_1] Japan's surprise title charge at the Women's World Cup gathered pace with a clinical 3-1 win over Norway to reach the last eight while Spain thrashed Switzerland 5-1 on Saturday. The 2011 champions Japan will face either holders the United States or Sweden in the quarter-finals and on this evidence they will take some stopping. They have won all four games in Australia and New Zealand -- including a 4-0 thumping of Spain -- scoring 14 times and conceding only once.Hinata Miyazawa is also quickly becoming one of the breakout stars of a World Cup which has been full of shocks.The 23-year-old got the third nine minutes from time to seal Norway's fate in front of 33,000 in Wellington.She is now the tournament's top scorer.The teams went to the break level at 1-1, but Japan turned the ...
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Zambia Women’s World Cup Coach Accused Of Sexual Misconduct | Football News
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Zambia Women’s World Cup Coach Accused Of Sexual Misconduct | Football News

[ad_1] Zambia's football association on Friday expressed "surprise" at claims its women's coach abused a squad member at the current World Cup, after FIFA launched an investigation into what it called an "allegation of misconduct". According to a report in the Guardian newspaper, Zambian coach Bruce Mwape is accused of rubbing a player's breasts after a training session."We can confirm that a complaint has been received in relation to the Zambian women's national team and this is currently being investigated," a FIFA spokesperson said, without specifying the nature of the complaint."FIFA takes any allegation of misconduct extremely seriously and has a clear process in place for anyone in football who wants to report an incident."Zambia were eliminated at the group stage of the tournament...
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FIFA Investigates Misconduct Claim Involving Zambia World Cup Team | Football News
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FIFA Investigates Misconduct Claim Involving Zambia World Cup Team | Football News

[ad_1] FIFA said Friday it was investigating a misconduct complaint involving the Zambian team at the Women's World Cup, vowing tough punishment if proven. It provided no details, citing confidentiality, but media reports said the incident involved coach Bruce Mwape allegedly rubbing a player's breasts. "We can confirm that a complaint has been received in relation to the Zambian women's national team and this is currently being investigated," a FIFA spokesperson said."FIFA takes any allegation of misconduct extremely seriously and has a clear process in place for anyone in football who wants to report an incident."Zambia were eliminated at the group stage of the tournament in Australia and New Zealand and are now back home.Allegations of sexual abuse in the Zambian women's set-up surfac...
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Germany, Colombia Must Avoid Surprises To Reach FIFA Women’s World Cup Last 16 | Football News
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Germany, Colombia Must Avoid Surprises To Reach FIFA Women’s World Cup Last 16 | Football News

[ad_1] Germany must beat South Korea on Thursday to guarantee a place in the Women's World Cup last 16 while Colombia and their teenage phenomenon Linda Caicedo need only a point against Morocco to top the group. The action in Group H brings the curtain down on a group phase in Australia and New Zealand which has thrown up plenty of surprises. The United States are into the knockout rounds and a date with third-ranked Sweden on Sunday, but the Americans have looked anything like a team capable of winning a third World Cup in a row.European champions England were touted before the tournament as the biggest threat to the United States and after an indifferent start, they thrashed China 6-1 to progress in style.Sarina Wiegman's side face Nigeria, who along with South Africa and Jamaica conf...
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France Warned To ‘Pull Their Socks Up’ Or Pay World Cup Price | Football News
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France Warned To ‘Pull Their Socks Up’ Or Pay World Cup Price | Football News

[ad_1] France coach Herve Renard has warned his team they must keep their focus or it "can all come tumbling down" after being stunned by an early goal from Panama and leaking another two late on. Women's World Cup debutants Panama silenced the world number five with a strike in the first minute of their Group F clash in Sydney on Wednesday before France woke up to race 5-1 ahead. But with a last-16 place secure, France eased off and were punished twice more by a team ranked 47 places lower.Renard accused his team of looking for "an easy game" and said they did not exist at a World Cup."My girls weren't playing as they should have been playing and, collectively, we were looking for the easy solution, the easy game, forgetting that in a World Cup, you need to show respect," Renard said af...
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France, South Africa Roar Into Women’s World Cup Last 16 | Football News
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France, South Africa Roar Into Women’s World Cup Last 16 | Football News

[ad_1] Jamaica dumped out Brazil and South Africa sent Italy home on Wednesday as the supposed minnows roared into the last 16 of an increasingly open Women's World Cup. The Reggae Girlz' coach Lorne Donaldson declared it "job done" after his dogged Jamaica side strangled the life out of eighth-ranked Brazil in Melbourne for a 0-0 draw. It was the point Jamaica needed to progress into the knockout rounds for the first time in history and meant a crushing end to the World Cup career of Brazilian legend Marta.The 37-year-old, arguably the greatest player in the history of women's football, was as shell-shocked as she was upset afterwards.Brazil's meek group-phase exit at the hands of a team ranked 43 was their earliest departure from the tournament since being turfed out at the same stage ...
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Jamaica Dump Brazil And Marta Out Of World Cup To Reach Last 16 | Football News
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Jamaica Dump Brazil And Marta Out Of World Cup To Reach Last 16 | Football News

[ad_1] Jamaica ensured there would be no fairytale ending to Marta's World Cup career as they strangled Brazil 0-0 to reach the last 16 on Wednesday and condemn the South Americans to their earliest exit since 1995. It was heartbreak for the legendary Brazilian attacker Marta, who at age 37 has said this sixth World Cup would be her last. "Not even in my worst nightmares was it the World Cup I dreamed of," she said, looking as shellshocked as she was upset.But it was joy in Melbourne for a Jamaica team who are yet to concede at the tournament and are into the knockout rounds for the first time in their history.Lorne Donaldson's unbeaten side, who have defied rows with their federation to get this far, will most likely meet Colombia next after finishing second in the group behind France."...
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