Reigning European champions England and 2022 Asian champions China, along with Denmark and debutants Haiti, make up group D of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The matches in this group will be played across four venues in Australia, with England and China the outright favourites in the group. England (4th in world ranking) The Lionesses of England are one of the major pre-tournament favourites...
Polish referee Szymon Marciniak has admitted to making a mistake during the final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup between France and Argentina in Qatar. Marciniak became the first referee from Poland to officiate a World Cup final when he took charge of the pulsating clash between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium, with the former ending the match victorious on penalties. The 41-year-old,...
Tunisia lost to Australia by a lone goal in the early kick-off fixture at the Al Janoub Stadium in their second Group D match. The Carthage Eagles were hoping to get Africa's second win at the ongoing FIFA World Cup tournament, following Senegal’s triumphant 3-1 battling of the hosts Qatar. Attacking midfielder Naim Sliti replaced Brondby IF's Anis Ben Slimane in the starting line-up for the...
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is in full swing in Qatar after four days of action. Away from the attention on the big guns, there is a focus on African participants at the Mundial. Africa holds an interest in the tournament as no team from the continent has been able to go past the quarter-finals. There's a bit of eagerness to see the jinx broken in...
Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk has explained the reason why he and a host of team captains decided in unison not to wear armbands branded with the 'one love' message which is in protest to the anti-LGBT stance of 2022 World Cup host Qatar. LGBT rights and activities are criminalised in Qatar and much of the Arab world due to strongly-held religious beliefs. Global LGBT rights...
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