By Samindra Kunti in Sydney
August 15 – Former Socceroo and human rights activist Craig Foster has criticised FIFA and Women’s World Cup organisers for failing to take the lead in the fight against climate change.
August 15 – Spain reached their first-ever Women’s World Cup final with a dramatic 2-1 victory against a solid Sweden courtesy of an 89th-minute winner by Olga Carmona.
By Samindra Kunti in Sydney
August 12 – England capitalised on two defensive blunders to move past Colombia 2-1 and face Australia for a place in the final of the Women’s World Cup later this week.
August 14 – Yet again France fell at the last-eight stage of the Women’s World Cup, but France coach Hervé Renard expressed his pride following Les Bleues’ elimination by millimetres after 20 spot kicks in a match of great drama against co-hosts Australia.
August 11 – Sweden’s 2-1 elimination of former champions Japan in the last eight ensures the Women’s World Cup will have a new name on the trophy come July 20.
August 11 – In a dramatic quarter-final, the first of four, Spain required extra time and a late strike from Salma Paraluello to knock out the Netherlands 2-1 and advance to the last four of the Women’s World Cup for the first time.
August 10 – On the eve of Oranje’s quarter-final with Spain, Netherlands forward Lineth Beerensteyn criticised outgoing world champions the United States, arguing that they should have done their talking on the pitch.
August 9 – World players union Fifpro has stepped in to help the Super Falcons of Nigeria in their pay dispute with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay wages as well as Women’s World Cup prize money. The NFF called Fifpro’s intervention a “storm in a teacup.”
August 9 – Jamaica’s women’s coach Lorne Donaldson has questioned how the Reggae Girlz will be funded in the future following their second-round departure from the Women’s World Cup.
By Samindra Kunti in Melbourne
August 8 – The United States headlined the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup, but for all the wrong reasons, with the field more open than ever now to crown a new world champion in a tournament that keeps breaking records but lacks exposure on free-to-air TV in both the co-hosts.
August 8 – In a preposterous intervention even by his own eccentric standards, former US president Donald Trump has blamed the USA team’s shock exit from the Women’s World Cup on star player Megan Rapinoe and the country’s situation under his nemesis, Joe Biden.
By Paul Nicholson
August 8 – Fury over FIFA’s last minute sponsorship deal with Booking.com has failed to slow down as thousands of small hotels and accommodation hosts worldwide remain unpaid, most since early June, with a number reporting they are facing bankruptcy having had to lay off staff and reschedule suppliers.
By Samindra Kunti in Melbourne
August 8 – Colombia eliminated Jamaica 1-0 with a second-half goal from Catalina Usme to bring the Reggae Girlz’s World Cup party to a close. A quarter-final clash with England awaits for the last team standing from the Americas.
August 8 – The FIFA Fan Festival for the Women’s World Cup 2023 has passed the milestone 500,000 visitors in the latest record broken by the tournament after witnessing its 1,500,000th match-ticket sale last week. The festival spans seven host cities spread through both host nations Australia and New Zealand.
August 7 – A Women’s World Cup of seismic shocks so nearly produced another today when European champions England were given an almighty scare before edging out a far superior Nigeria team on penalties.