Author: WTX Sports Team

The Sports Team is responsible for delivering your Sports Brief. Weekly roundup to cover all things Football, Cricket, Tennis Formula 1, Boxing and Olympics and more.

2023 Women’s World Cup: USA vs Sweden predictions It’s been a great World Cup so far. This weekend saw the beginning of the knockout stages. Spain, Japan and the Netherlands have booked their spots in the quarter-finals. But who will join them? The US or Sweden? USA vs Sweden is Sunday’s last game. With the second half of the round of 16 taking place on Monday and Tuesday. Here are some expert opinions on who…

Read More

World Cup last-16: USA vs Sweden – Match preview, live stream, kick-off time, prediction, team news, lineups Sunday’s second game sees former champions USA face a near-perfect form from Sweden in a tough match-up that will see one eliminated from the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The USA went into the tournament as the favourites to win, but after a shaky start hopes of them progressing beyond the last-16 have begun to fade.  Sweden on the…

Read More

Netherlands 2-0 South Africa: Dutch book quarter-final spot The Netherlands secures a spot in the quarter-finals of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup after a tense battle against South Africa. Jill Roord, Manchester City’s newest record signing, scored a crucial goal in the ninth minute to give the Dutch the lead. Despite their advantage, South Africa came close to equalising on multiple occasions, with Banyana Banyana captain Thembi Kgatlana causing trouble and forcing four impressive…

Read More

Switzerland 1-5 Spain: Outstanding Spain progress to quarter-finals Spain secured their spot in the 2023 Women’s World Cup quarter-finals – their first QF – with a stunning display of firepower, eliminating Switzerland from the tournament. Just five days after suffering a 4-0 defeat to Japan in their final group game in Wellington, La Roja made an impressive comeback. They put on a dominant first-half performance, scoring four goals in front of a record crowd of…

Read More

Japan 3-1 Norway: Title dream alive for Japan as they book quarter-final spot   Japan moved one step closer to securing their second Women’s World Cup title with a thrilling victory against Norway, securing their place in the quarter-finals. The 2011 champions got off to an ideal start when Norway’s defender, Ingrid Engen, accidentally turned Hinata Miyazawa’s cross into her own net, giving Japan the lead. However, Norway quickly responded and equalised a few minutes…

Read More

2023 Women’s World Cup fixtures for Sunday 6 August  Day 18 of the 2023 Women’s World Cup is the second day of the knockout stages. The USA face Norway and the Netherlands will be tested by South Africa. It’s been a fabulous World Cup so far, with high drama, plenty of penalties and shock early exits. Round of 16 Sunday 6 August All times are in BST Match 51: Netherlands vs South Africa (03:00, Sydney)…

Read More

World Cup last-16: Japan vs Norway – Match preview, live stream, kick-off time, prediction, team news, lineups Saturday 5 August will see some really big games in the 2023 Women’s World Cup – as favourites to win the tournament Japan face Norway. Kicking off the knockout stages is Switzerland vs Spain (06:00, Auckland) with Japan vs Norway (09:00, Wellington). Match preview Japan is one of few who cruised through the group stages without dropping a…

Read More

2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup fixtures for Saturday 5 August Day 17 of the 2023 Women’s World Cup is the first day of the knockout stages. They’ll be some big names in action on the first day of the last-16 as two World Cup favourites – Spain and Japan are in action. It’s been a fabulous World Cup so far, with high drama, plenty of penalties and shock early exits. Round of 16 Saturday 5 August All…

Read More

World Cup last-16: Switzerland vs Spain – Match preview, live stream, kick-off time, prediction, team news, lineups Saturday 5 August will see the first of the last-16 games begin. The 2023 Women’s World Cup has been filled with upsets and surprises – and some really great football. It’s an all-European affair when Switzerland face Spain. The Swiss finished top of Group A with seven points, while Spain came in as runners-up in Group C.  Match…

Read More

2023 World Cup: Netherlands vs South Africa predictions This 2023 World Cup has been truly thrilling. And if you’ve been loving the tournament as much as we have – the next few days are set to be a footballing dream. This weekend will see some VERY BIG games as Switzerland take on Spain, the USA are up against Sweden and favourites to win Japan are also in action. Here are a few expert predictions for…

Read More

2023 World Cup: Japan vs Norway predictions This 2023 World Cup has been truly thrilling. And if you’ve been loving the tournament as much as we have – the next few days are set to be a footballing dream. This weekend will see some VERY BIG games as Switzerland take on Spain, the USA are up against Sweden and favourites Japan face Norway. Here are a few expert predictions for the hotly anticipated Japan vs…

Read More

2023 World Cup: Switzerland vs Spain predictions This 2023 World Cup has been truly thrilling. And if you’ve been loving the tournament as much as we have – the next few days are set to be a footballing dream. This weekend will see some VERY BIG games as Switzerland take on Spain, and the USA are up against Sweden. Here are a few expert predictions for the hotly anticipated Switzerland vs Spain. With their wings…

Read More

WTX Sports Round of 16 predictions The 2023 Women’s World Cup has been the most thrilling edition of the tournament ever. There have been plenty of goals, penalties and questionable VAR decisions. The group stage offered up major upsets – including two-time world champion Germany being knocked out. Brazil, Italy and China also failed to make it to the last-16. Current world champions the USA barely scraped through to the knockout stages.  Jamaica, Morocco, South…

Read More

2023 Women’s World Cup: What is the Round of 16? Who’s facing who, when and how to watch The 2023 Women’s World Cup has so far been truly the best edition of the tournament, with shocks and upsets along the way, one thing is clear: the women’s game is fast developing. Big names such as two-time winners Germany and Brazil have been knocked out. Current reigning champions USA barely scraped through to the last-16 after…

Read More

2023 Women’s World Cup: Morocco 1-0 Colombia: Morocco secure their spot in last-16 Morocco’s World Cup debut has been exhilarating, securing a spot in the last-16 by defeating Colombia 1-0 – although the South Americans are also through to the last-16 and have topped Group H. Germany, two-time world cup winners, and South Korea are both out of the world cup, coming in third and fourth respectively in Group H. Morocco’s win plus Germany’s 1-1…

Read More