The Women's World Cup suddenly seems wide open with the elimination of many of the top teams in the world. And the United States hasn't looked very good through group play. Now the knockout round begins Saturday with two intriguing matches. Group winner Switzerland has mostly done just enough to get to this stage, while opponent Spain is desperate to bounce back from an ugly loss to Japan. The Japanese are unscored on so far this World Cup and play their knockout game against Norway, which doesn't know if star forward Ada Hegerberg will play.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) Brazil and Canada are out. Same for Italy and Germany, all powerhouse teams already eliminated from the Women’s World Cup following shocking upsets in group play. The United States, meanwhile, hardly looks as dominant as it did in winning the last two consecutive titles. The round of 16 begins Saturday […]
Brazil and Canada are out. Same for Italy and Germany, all powerhouse teams already eliminated from the Women’s World Cup following shocking upsets in group play. The United States, meanwhile, hardly looks as dominant as it did in winning the last two consecutive titles.
The Women s World Cup suddenly seems wide open with the elimination of many of the top teams in the world. And the United States hasn t looked very good through group
Thembi Kgatlana has scored early in stoppage time to give South Africa a 3-2 win over Italy and a spot in the knockout rounds of a Women s World Cup for the first time. On a night of high drama and low temperatures, Hildah Magaia scored in the 67th minute to put South Africa 2-1 ahead before Arianna Caruso scored her second goal of the match to equalize, briefly denting South African hopes. A draw would have been enough to put eighth-ranked Italy into the knockout rounds. Instead, Kgatlana clincher means it ll be South Africa playing Netherlands in a round of 16 match on Sunday. Sweden finished atop Group G after beating Argentina 1-0 and will play the United States.