Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will be absent from his side’s next two Premier League games following his back surgery, with Juanma Lillo set to fill the dugout in his place.
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All 14 Manchester City players are still in contention to win the World Cup with the group stage now in the book.
There have been shocks aplenty in Australia and New Zealand but the Citizens crop have all safely navigated their way through to the knockout stages.
While Australia could have had a nervy final group game, they cruised to victory, as did England over China.
We take a look at how the Man City stars got on with their native countries.
Australia
The co-hosts didn’t have it all their own way in Group B but a 4-0 victory over Olympic champions Canada saw them through to the last 16.
City’s centre back Alanna Kennedy has been a totemic presence and played every minute of the tournament so far.
Mary Fowler scored her first World Cup goal against Canada having seen an earlier effort disallowed.
Australia meet Denmark on Tuesday with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.
England
Sarina Wiegman’s side are coming to the boil nicely as they aim to pair their European title with global glory.
They are buttressed by a six-strong City contingent of Alex Greenwood, Chloe Kelly, Ellie Roebuck, Esme Morgan, Laura Coombs and Lauren Hemp.
Coombs made her tournament debut against Denmark before featuring against China while both Hemp and Kelly scored in a thumping 6-1 success. It’s Nigeria up next.
Jamaica
Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s goalscoring prowess was billed as Jamaica’s cheat code heading into their second World Cup.
But actually it has been their defensive solidity that has proved the bedrock of a first-ever run to the knockout stages
Shaw played her part in a disciplined display against Brazil that set up a lottery of a last 16 clash with Colombia.
Japan
Yui Hasegawa’s Japan emerged with the most credit from the
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will be absent from his side’s next two Premier League games following his back surgery, with Juanma Lillo set to fill the dugout in his place.
Newcastle United defender Kieran Trippier praised the 'fantastic' Phil Foden but admitted his side gave the Manchester City star too much space during Saturday's 1-0 defeat.
England Women have lost the Women's World Cup final, making Spain world champions.The European champions lost 1-0 to Spain, in the historic final at Sydney's Stadium Australia. England started the game well, as they seemed to have quashed any nerves when Lauren Hemp hit the crossbar on the 15 minute mark. Just minuets later, Lionesses keeper Mary Earps made a sensational save to deny Salma Paralluelo from five yards out.
England's Lionesses are ready to roar, as they take on Spain in the FIFA Women's World Cup final on Sunday, 20 August.The team are in a World Cup final for the first time in their history, after Sarina Wiegman's side beat Australia 3-1 on Wednesday in Sydney. Lauren Hemp, Alessia Russo and Ella Toone were the stars of the match, scoring a goal each to secure the impressive win, which means today's match is the first time England's women or men have been in a final since 1966.
The players starting in England women's first ever World Cup final have been named ahead of their historic fixture against Spain.
Tensions are high as England prepare to take on Spain in the final of the FIFA Women's World Cup today (Sunday August 20).
England Lionesses are hoping to make history today as they take part in the Women's World Cup final. The team will face Spain at the 75,000-plus capacity Stadium Australia on Sunday morning.
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.
It’s a little over a year ago that I was sitting in a packed, bewilderingly sun-drenched Piccadilly Gardens, getting ready to leap up at the final whistle of the nail-biting UEFA Women’s Euro final.
John Stones has suffered an injury setback and will miss Manchester City's Premier League clash with Newcastle on Saturday, as will Bernardo Silva - while Kevin De Bruyne looks set to be out for longer than first feared.
England are into the Women’s World Cup final for the first time after beating Australia in the semi-final on Wednesday.
Piccadilly Gardens will be showing the Women's World Cup final with thousands expected to enjoy the nail-biting match against Spain on the big screen.
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.
The Lionesses are one step away from making World Cup history after beating tournament host’s Australia in a thrilling semi-final. England beat Australia’s Matildas 3-1 in the nail-biting showdown at the Stadium Australia in Sydney on Wednesday.The Lionesses opened the scoring after 36 minutes when Ella Toone smashed the ball home from 10 yards after Australia failed to clear a cross from Lauren Hemp. England led at the break but the Matildas’ superstar captain Sam Kerr justified the pre-match hype with a rocket of an equaliser for Australia on 63 minutes.
As the Lionesses took on Colombia in a close fought battle to secure their place in the Women's World Cup semi-finals, football pundit Alex Scott couldn’t help but find herself distracted by the game unfolding before her eyes. During an episode of Football Focus, which was airing live while the game was being played, the popular pundit had appeared distracted and tense throughout the broadcast as her attention was clearly on the match being played rather than the discussion at hand.This tension soon boiled over when Lauren Hemp scored last in the first half of the match to equalise for the Lionesses, prompting Alex to lose her cool completely in the middle of a discussion about Arsenal’s new signing Declan Rice.
The Lionesses are one step closer to a World Cup victory after beating Colombia 2-1 in a nail-biting quarter final match. Despite being 1-0 down 44 minutes into the game, the England women's team managed to pull it back with two goals from Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo. Columbia's Leicy Santos was the first player to score in the game, shooting the ball above England goalkeeper Mary Earps' head.
John Stones is not expected to return in time to face Sevilla as Manchester City face up to three injuries picked up in a week.
England star Chloe Kelly was "finally" reunited with her boyfriend following the Lionesses' nail-biting win over Nigeria. The Women's World Cup is well underway and, following a tense penalty shootout, England managed to claim victory.Their win means they've reached the quarter final stage at all six FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments they've played in. 25 year old forward Chloe has been making waves for her performance in the tournament, and managed to score the winning penalty at Brisbane Stadium on August 7.
Lionesses and Manchester City star Chloe Kelly was England’s hero yet again as she scored the winning penalty in a dramatic shootout victory for her side against a resilient Nigeria.
England's Lionesses have made it into the next stage of the World Cup following a nail-biting match against Nigeria, which had viewers on the edge of their seats as they waited to see who would prove victorious.The match went to penalties after the match ended 0-0, with England then selling their spot in the last eight of the World Cup and making it into the quarter-final. Chloe Kelly scored the winning spot-kick as England clinched the shoot-out 4-2.