Tag: Women’s World Cup
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Women’s World Cup: Could have added more runs in the death overs, admits Mithali Raj
In the pursuit of 275, South Africa were cruising with opener Laura Wolvaardt top-scoring with 80 and sharing a 125-run stand with Lara Goodall (49).
March 27, 2022 -
Women’s World Cup: India seek middle-order gains against familiar foes New Zealand
Mithali's words after India's big win over Pakistan conveyed a lot. Rarely after winning a match, the skipper of a side says about improvement points to be made in the same sentence.
March 9, 2022 -
Women’s T20 World Cup: Taylor ruled out of West Indies’ final clash
Without their in-form captain, the 2016 champions were bundled out for 97 and crashed out of the tournament in the group stage.
March 2, 2020 -
FIFA inspectors to visit Nigeria on preparation for Women’s World Cup
Nigeria is one of the four countries to have participated in every edition of the FIFA U20 Women's Cup since the competition was launched in 2002 in Canada as an U19 Championship.
August 5, 2019 -
FIFA expands number of Women’s World Cup teams to 32 from 24
Talking about history, the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1991 featured 12 teams before the number of teams rose to 16 in 1999 and 24 in 2015.
August 1, 2019 -
US coach Ellis to step down after consecutive World Cup titles
Ellis was appointed in 2014 and led the team to their first World Cup victory in 16 years in 2015. Last month, US retained their title with a 2-0 win over the Netherlands.
July 31, 2019 -
FIFA Women’s World Cup: US beat Netherlands to win record fourth title
The US finally took the lead in this Women's World Cup final just after an hour's play when Rapinoe scored the penalty to end as the tournament's joint highest goal scorer with six goals.
July 8, 2019 -
FIFA Women’s World Cup: US coach focused on title win after reaching final
On Tuesday, Ellis's side reached their third straight Women's World Cup final after overcoming England 2-1 in the semifinals
July 3, 2019 -
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019: USA into final as Houghton penalty miss costs England dear
On her 30th birthday, USA co-captain Morgan headed home her sixth goal of the Women's World Cup just after the half-hour mark in this last-four showdown to put her team back in front after Ellen White had cancelled out Christen Press's early opener.
July 3, 2019 -
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019: Dutch women beat Italy to reach semis
After a somewhat lethargic first half amid the blazing sun heat at Stade du Hainaut, here, the Dutch squad lifted their game in the second on Saturday.
June 30, 2019 -
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019: US beat France to enter semifinals
A near-capacity crowd of more than 45,000 people were in the stands at Parc des Princes on a sweltering night in Paris for the most-anticipated match-up of the 2019 championship
June 29, 2019 -
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019: England advance to final four
Some questioned the choice of the former Manchester United and Everton man to coach the England national team, but he appears to have found just the right balance
June 28, 2019 -
Marta dedicates World Cup record to ‘anyone fighting for equality’
Topping the group would, however, also put them on the same side of the draw as both France and potentially the World Cup holders USA.
June 19, 2019 -
Women’s World Cup: Marta creates history with record 17th goal
With her 17th goal, she surpassed the 16 goals netted by Germany's Miroslav Klose, thus setting a new record in the history of the World Cup in both the men's and women's categories.
June 19, 2019 -
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019: Australia beat Brazil in a remarkable comeback
While the Brazil team may have been spot on in the match with their passing and athleticism, it was Australia who met the net thrice: one too many for Brazil.
June 14, 2019 -
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019: Germany beat China in campaign opener
19-year-old Giulia Gwinn scored from the edge of the box in the 66th minute of the match, beating China's defence in this Group B clash
June 9, 2019 -
Indian referee Uvena to officiate in FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup
India's Uvena Fernandes has been selected to officiate as an assistant referee in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup slated to be held in France from August 5-24.
May 10, 2018