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2023 Women’s World Cup: What is the Round of 8? Fixtures, TV schedule The 2023 Women’s World Cup has been the most thrilling edition of the tournament so far – with penalties, red cards, shock upsets and surprises along the way. The women’s game is truly growing around the world. This tournament has seen four-time world Champions USA knocked out in the Round of 16, whilst Olympic champions Canada as well as Brazil, two-time world champions Germany and Italy fail to make it out of the group stages. Now the competition is through the group stages and past the Round…

France 4-0 Morocco: Dominant France set up last-8 clash with Australia  France have cruised into the 2023 Women’s World Cup quarter-finals with a convincing 4-0 win over Morocco to set up a last-8 match against tournament co-hosts Australia.  Eugenie Le Sommer scored twice and Kadidiatou Diani and Kenza Dali also found the back of the net. France were 3-0 ahead before halftime, with the final goal coming in the 70th minute.  France now face the Matildas in the last-8 in Brisbane on Saturday.  Morocco had hoped to become the first African nation to win a knockout match in the Women’s…

Colombia 1-0 Jamaica: Hard-fought victory sets up last-8 clash with England Colombia will face England in the quarter-finals of the 2023 Women’s World Cup after a hard-fought and well-deserved 1-0 victory over Jamaica.  The first half was slow with no team holding possession long enough for any meaningful chances. But in the second half, Colombia’s captain Catalina Usme curled home the goal in the 51st minute. It was the first goal Jamaica had conceded all tournament. It also marks the first time Colombia have reached the last-8 of the Women’s World Cup. Colombia will be looking to go one step…

Lauren James apologises for Women’s World Cup red card England’s star player Lauren James has apologised after she was shown a red card during England’s game against Nigeria in the last-16.  The 21-year-old was sent off following a VAR review for standing on Michelle Alozie’s back in a moment of madness that’s been compared to David Beckham’s red card in the 1998 World Cup.  England had been playing a very frustrating game and were struggling to keep up with the pace and physicality of Nigeria when James was sent off. Despite being down to 10 players, the Lionesses were able…

In World Cup of revolving problems, Sarina Wiegman has another to solve The Independent says As Sarina Wiegman gathered with her staff in Lang Park, the mood was really one of relief rather than raucous celebration; puffed cheeks instead of pumped fists. The England manager admitted she felt “10 years older” after Nigeria put her team through it for well over two hours. This unprecedented World Cup may be losing most of the biggest names, but nobody will be able to say the path was easy if the European champions do get to the final here. Quite the opposite, and…

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‘All respect for Lauren James.’

Neymar wants out at PSG.

A concern for Liverpool fans.

Bayern are set to return with a new bid after their £86m offer was rejected.

Another departure at Arsenal.

World Cup last-16: France vs Morocco – Match preview, live stream, kick-off time, prediction, team news, lineups France and Morrocco will battle it out for the final place in the last-8 of the 2023 Women’s World Cup on Tuesday at 12:00. France topped their group by collecting seven points, while Morocco advanced to the knockout rounds at the expense of Germany.  Match previews We expect this to be a lively match with plenty of goals coming in. France are the heavy favourites but this has been a tournament full of surprises – and if this tournament is anything to go…

2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup fixtures for Tuesday 8 August Day 20 of the 2023 Women’s World Cup sees the final two Round of 16 matches played. The winners of today’s matches will face either England or Australia in the last-8. Round of 16 Tuesday 8 August All times are in BST Match 56: Colombia vs Jamaica (09:00, Melbourne) – ITV Match 55: France vs Morocco (12:00, Adelaide) – BBC

World Cup last-16: Colombia vs Jamaica – Match preview, live stream, kick-off time, prediction, team news, lineups Tuesday sees the last day of the Round of 16 of the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The first game will see Colombia take on Jamaica at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium – the winner will play England in the quarter-finals. Jamaica collected five points to claim second place in Group F while Colombia finished top of Group H with six points.  Match preview This is expected to be an extremely tight game that could really go either way. We’re sure it’ll be high energy…

Australia 2-0 Denmark: Co-hosts book their place in last-8 in confident performance Australia have booked their spot in the quarter-final after beating Denmark 2-0. The 2023 Women’s World Cup co-hosts played in front of a packed stadium. Australia went ahead in the 29th minute when Caitlin Foord put the Matildas ahead, following a great pass from Mary Fowler. Hayley Raso added a second goal in the 70th minute with a driven finish after good work from Emily van Egmond. Australia will face either France or Morocco in the last-8 on Saturday in what will likely be a lively and tight…

The Chelsea forward was sent off for violent conduct.

England win on penalties book last-8 spot after poor performance and down to 10 England have managed to book a spot in the quarter-finals of the 2023 Women’s World Cup following a dramatic penalty shootout win over Nigeria. Although the lionesses progress, the game – which went to extra time – saw Nigeria dominate and England struggle to survive the gruelling onslaught.  England went down to 10 players after Lauren James stamped on Michelle Alozie’s back in the 87th minute after losing possession and was rightly shown a red card following a review by the video assistant referee (VAR). The…

A touch of class from the Lionesses.

World Cup Last-16: Australia vs Denmark – Match preview, live stream, kick-off time, prediction, team news, lineups Tournament co-hosts Australia are looking to book their spot in the quarter-finals of the 2023 Women’s World Cup when they face Denmark on Monday. Denmark finished second in Group D whilst Australia topped Group B. Australia – who will have home advantage – are the favourites to win. Match preview Australia preview Australia’s world cup kicked off win a narrow 1-0 win before a shock 3-2 loss to Nigeria. However, a great performance in their final group stage match saw them beat Olympic…

Al-Ittihad are prepared to pay the forward £155m over two years.

The storyline has to end eventually.

2023 World Cup Team News: Keira Walsh starts for England  England vs Nigeria in the last-16 of the 2023 World Cup – both teams will battle it out for a spot in the quarter-finals. Tournament co-hosts Australia will face Denmark for a place in the QF at 11:30 AM. Team News – England starting XI England boss Sarina Wiegman has opted to play with a back three again after it was hugely successful in the win over China. Midfielder Keira Walsh, who returned to team training on Sunday, is straight back into the starting XI. She replaces Katie Zelem in…

England suffer defeat in their first-ever World Cup final.

‘You must be favourites for the league now.’

‘We’ve used our really special talent to do something that’s really changed the world forever.’