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Hinata Miyazawa scored twice as former champions Japan smashed Women’s World Cup newcomers Zambia 5-0 in a rampant start to their campaign on Saturday. The free-flowing display was enough to prompt Japan coach Futoshi Ikeda to talk about his team challenging for the title in Australia and New Zealand. Japan, …

U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski said his squad wasted several opportunities to score more goals against Vietnam during the teams’ big clash Saturday at the Women’s World Cup. At a press conference after the match at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, Andonovski said he was satisfied with the 3-0 win …

The Vietnamese goalkeeper who blocked the U.S.’s penalty shot in their Women’s World Cup game Saturday said she had watched many past games to get familiar with the opponent’s style. The U.S. were awarded a penalty in the 43rd minute after Hoang Thi Loan fouled Trinity Rodman. Alex Morgan, who …

Coach Mai Duc Chung said he is satisfied that his Vietnamese players have played the defending champions U.S. at the Women’s World Cup with strong resilience on Saturday. Coach Mai Duc Chung gives instructions to Vietnamese players at their Women’s World Cup group stage game against the U.S. in Eden …

Debuting Vietnam managed to block a penalty but still suffered a 0-3 loss to defending champions U.S. at the 2023 Women’s World Cup group stage game in New Zealand Saturday. Vietnam had quite a tough game with the U.S., but losing 0-3 against the defending champions is a result better …

Switzerland made a winning start to their Women’s World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over debutants Philippines at Dunedin Stadium on Friday, thanks to Ramona Bachmann’s first-half penalty and a close-range effort from Seraina Piubel. Inka Grings’ side were awarded a penalty by VAR after midfielder Coumba Sow was …

The New York Times has highlighted the growth of Vietnamese women’s football in an article published recently. It summarized the development of Vietnamese women’s football team since 1997, noting that a quarter of a century later, Vietnam is one of the dominant teams in Southeast Asia. Vietnam will play for …

A trio of running shirts in eye-catching colors and improved materials that are comfortable for the wearer are set for this year’s VnExpress Marathon Ha Long. The color for the official shirt is neon green-yellow, while the 21 km and 42 km finisher shirts use vibrant orange and red-pink tones, …

Coach Mai Duc Chung said Vietnam would not be tourists at their first World Cup, and would relish taking on the women’s football ‘mountain’ of the United States on Saturday. “We normally do not dream for a chance to play the U.S. or the Netherlands. But it has come true,” …

Hannah Wilkinson scored the only goal as co-hosts New Zealand recorded a historic 1-0 victory over Norway in the opening game of the Women’s World Cup on Thursday. It was the country’s first-ever win at the World Cup and came in front of more than 42,000 in Auckland, the biggest …