Keith McInnes/SPP Reporting from Stadium Australia in Sydney. Inside the large but crammed media center at Stadium Australia in Sydney, England head coach Sarina Wiegman is staring wide-eyed with a smile. Her eyebrows are raised, in content astonishment, as if they might slowly launch beyond her forehead and end up in Woolloomooloo. Lost for words, […]
Richard Callis / SPP Spain, in just its third senior World Cup, advanced to the final for the first time on Tuesday with a 2-1 victory over Sweden in the first semifinal of the 2023 World Cup. The Big Story: Spain’s first final is the culmination of a decade of player development that has yielded […]
(Photo Copyright Daniela Porcelli / SPP) Reporting from Stadium Australia in Sydney. — If we learned anything from England’s 2-1 World Cup quarterfinal win over Colombia, it is that decibels don’t win soccer matches. From the national anthems to the final whistle, it felt like a home match for Colombia, and perhaps even a cup […]
(Photo Copyright James Whitehead/SPP) Reporting from Brisbane Stadium in Australia. — Australia is moving on to the World Cup semifinals after beating France in a 10-round penalty shootout following a 0-0 score after extra time. Matildas fever has taken over Australia, and the party will keep going into next week. Watch parties were held across […]
James Whitehead / SPP The second and final day of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup quarterfinals started with co-hosts Australia beating France in a historically long penalty shootout while England taking on Colombia will round out the day. Couldn’t watch and need to know what the big story is? This is what happened on […]
Reporting from Brisbane, Australia. Momentum is building, excitement is in the air, and the hopes and dreams of an entire country hang in the balance as Australia looks to book a spot in the semifinals of the World Cup. All that stands in the way of Australian jubilation is Saturday’s quarterfinal date with France. “We […]
Failures often bring about scapegoats, and the United States women’s national team’s exit in the Round of 16 at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is a historic failure. The penalty-shootout loss to Sweden on Sunday cemented the program’s worst finish at any major tournament (16 to date, between World Cups and Olympics). How we […]
Richard Callis / SPP Reporting from Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. World Cups are about timing, and Colombia is having a moment. A 1-0 victory over Jamaica on Tuesday clinched Las Cafeteras a berth in the quarterfinals of a major international tournament for the first time. They are, by unlikely measures even for the […]
Richard Callis / SPP The fourth and final day of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Round of 16 started with Colombia beating Jamaica while France taking on Morocco will round out the day. Couldn’t watch and need to know what the big story is? This is what happened on the fourth day of the […]
James Whitehead / SPP The third day of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup knockout rounds started with England beating Nigeria in a penalty shootout and will finish with host Australia facing off against Denmark. Couldn’t watch and need to know what the big story is? This is what happened on the third day of […]