Two of the tournament’s best performers, Hinata Miyazawa, who is the competition’s leading scorer, and goalkeeper Zecira Musovic, will be going up against each other when 2011 winners Japan and Sweden, who finished in third-place in 2019, face off in the quarterfinal on Friday. Miyazawa, who dons the No. 7 jersey for Japan has been nothing short of prolific for the Nadeshiko, with her five goals...
The final match day in Group A was as exhilarating as expected as Norway, who began the day in third place with just a point, thrashed debutants Philippines 6-0 thanks to a hat-trick from Sophie Roman Haug to register their first win in the tournament and progress into the round of 16. Switzerland, on the other hand, were held to a goalless draw by co-hosts New...
World football governing body FIFA has unveiled the official match ball for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The ball tagged ‘OCEAUNZ’ is the ninth consecutive football created by German multinational corporation, Adidas for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, and it features the latest connected ball technology that provides unprecedented data and insights for match officials, including Video Match Officials. The official match ball’s design is...
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