Spain brought home its first Women’s World Cup title on Sunday, and the country certainly showed out in support.
05.08.2023 - 01:15 / us.hola.com
Brazil and France, they made it out of the group stage, becoming the first Caribbean nation to reach this stage of the cup. The U.S. kicks off World Cup tonight with Trinity Rodman wanting to earn her stripesBrazil’s Marta is playing her last World Cup; she’s out for gloryThe team, known as the Reggae Girlz, drew 0 - 0 against Brazil, kicking them from the cup and advancing themselves.
“Literal tears in our eyes as we post this! The Reggae Girlz will advance to the Round of 16! HISTORY IS BEING MADE RIGHT IN FRONT OUR EYES,” wrote the team in their Twitter. Earlier this year, the team was struggling to make it to Australia, with one of the team members’ moms launching a GoFundMe hoping to raise sufficient funds and get them to the World Cup in time. The petition acquired the attention of the media.
“If I can somehow make this journey smoother for them — and let them focus on what they’d love to do is play soccer — they shouldn’t be worried about the politics or getting a flight or getting accommodation,” said the mother of player Havana Solaun to AP News. “They should be able to go there and do what they qualified to do, just play soccer.” The team raised over $45,000, allowing them to pay for travel, food, a place to practice, and pay staff to accompany them the tournament. Despite the lack of support from their government, following their win, Jamaica’s officials shared their excited reaction on social media.
“I could not help shedding a few tears. Tears of joy,” wrote Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s sports minister on Instagram. “These have been magnificent performances by the Reggae Girlz for Jamaica in this World Cup.
Spain brought home its first Women’s World Cup title on Sunday, and the country certainly showed out in support.
The England Lionesses defeat to Spain in the Women’s World Cup Final was watched by a peak of 14.4M people yesterday across the BBC and ITV.
Spain has emerged victorious!
The Prince of Wales is facing a continued backlash over his decision not to attend the Women’s World Cup final in Australia.
With the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney upon us there’s probably no one more thrilled about it than TV sports presenter Laura Woods, who has been spearheading ITV’s coverage of the tournament. “It’s all been so fun,” the 36-year-old says. "There have been so many different storylines that have really surprised us, and it’s been very difficult to predict.
England's date with destiny is looming large. Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses are set to represent the nation in its first football World Cup final since 1966.
The Lionesses are one step closer to securing the winning World Cup title after beating Australia 3-1 in the Semi-Finals earlier today. Lauren Hemp, Alessia Russo and Sam Keer were the stars of the match, scoring a goal each to secure the impressive win ahead of Sunday’s final with Spain.
Prince William and Kate Middleton have led the messages of congratulations as the victorious Lionesses reached their first ever World Cup final. England booked their place in Sunday’s final with a thrilling 3-1 win over co-hosts Australia in front of a crowd of 75,784 in Sydney on Wednesday. Ella Toone opened the scoring for the Lionesses after 36 minutes when she thumped the ball home from 10 yards when Australia failed to clear a Lauren Hemp cross.
England’s Lionesses are vying to lift the World Cup for the first time ever - but standing in their way are semi-final opponents and host nation Australia.The crunch match between the famous sporting rivals kicked off at the Stadium Australia in Sydney at 11am British time on Wednesday.The winner will face Spain in the final in Sydney on Sunday after La Roja beat Sweden 2-1 in the first semi-final on Tuesday. No team left in the competition has won it before so history is guaranteed to be made on Sunday.The Lionesses became history makers in July last year when they secured their first-ever European Championship with a 2-1 win over Germany at Wembley.
Spain await the winners of England and Australia in the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, after a dramatic 2-1 victory over Sweden.
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is heading into the quarterfinals in Australia and New Zealand. After the dramatic Round of 16, the World Cup is down to its final eight nations. Spain, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, England, France, Colombia and Australia — which is the host for this year’s tournament alongside New Zealand — are competing for the coveted FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 trophy.
Colombia will be England’s World Cup quarter-final opponents after they defeated Jamaica in a tense 1-0 win in Melbourne.
the North American team has emerged as the dominant force, securing the title four times and establishing themselves as the most successful team in women’s soccer history. Germany, with two victories, and Japan and Norway, with one each, have also significantly contributed to the women’s soccer legacy.However, there is a Latin American team that is poised to become a force in sports. The Women’s World Cup has been a journey of progress and determination for Colombia.
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Marta Vieira da Silva, known as Marta, is one of the most celebrated female soccer players in history, considered one of the greatest of all time. The Brazilian played her first World Cup when she was 17, and she has officially played her sixth - and last.
Women's World Cup officially marked the end of Marta's storied career at the tournament.Marta played 81 minutes in her World Cup swan song, a 0-0 draw against Jamaica, and came off the bench in the team's previous group stage matches Down Under. The 37-year-old did not score any goals at her sixth and final World Cup, but first made her mark on the international stage with three goals at the 2003 tournament. She and Brazil were finalists in 2007, and have been a contender throughout Marta's career.In addition to her World Cup tally, Marta is a three-time Copa America winner with Brazil and holds the record for FIFA's women's player of the year award at six.
The U.S. is the biggest women’s soccer market and FIFA officials catered their Women’s World Cup schedule for audiences in North America.
Manchester City's stars have continued to make their mark on the Women’s World Cup, with Alex Greenwood and Alanna Kennedy among those to impress in recent days.
Lindsey Horan scored a game-saving goal during a high-stakes U.S. versus Netherlands match in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International In August 1971, more than 100,000 football fans packed Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium for a historic tournament. Teams from England, France, Denmark, Argentina and Italy flew in for 21 days of matches alongside Mexico’s national team, while eager sponsors lined up for a piece of the action.