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The Philippines won a World Cup match for the first time as they stunned co-hosts New Zealand on Tuesday, while teenage star Linda Caicedo scored to help Colombia surge past South Korea. Philippines coach Alen Stajcic said on the eve of the New Zealand match that his side wanted to …

Casey Phair on Tuesday became the youngest player to feature at a Women’s World Cup after coming on as a substitute in South Korea’s 2-0 defeat to Colombia aged 16 years and 26 days. The striker was born in the United States and was called up by the country at …

Cristiana Girelli came off the bench to score an 87th-minute winner over Argentina as Italy began their Women’s World Cup with a 1-0 victory in a feisty encounter at Eden Park on Monday. It looked like Italy would have to settle for a draw in their Group G opener after …

Philippines coach Alen Stajcic is backing his Women’s World Cup debutants to “crash the party” when they play co-hosts New Zealand on Tuesday. New Zealand are on a high after beating Norway 1-0 in the tournament opener to end a 15-game winless streak at Women’s World Cups dating back to …

Vietnamese women’s karate team won the gold medal in kumite after beating Iranian team 2-0 in the final match of the 2023 Asian Senior Karate Championship in Malaysia Sunday. To enter the final, Vietnamese team, comprising Hoang Thi My Tam, Nguyen Thi Ngoan, Dinh Thi Huong and Vang Thi Ngoc …

Average viewership for the United States’ Women’s World Cup opener against Vietnam nearly doubled from their kick-off match in 2019, broadcaster Fox said on Sunday. A primetime time slot helped yield 5.261 million viewers, it said. The Americans got their bid for an unprecedented three-peat off to a comfortable start …

Jamaica frustrated France and earned a 0-0 draw in a Group F opener at the Women’s World Cup on Sunday in Sydney, Australia. France’s Sandie Toletti in action with Jamaica’s Solai Washington in a FIFA Women’s World Cup game at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia, July 23, 2023. Photo by …

Fans have praised Vietnam online despite losing 3-0 to the U.S. at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. On Thailand’s largest forum, Pantip, the result was marked as somewhat of a surprise because Thailand also met U.S. in the opening match of the 2019 World Cup four years ago and lost 13-0. Account 6235647 …

The world media ran articles appreciating Vietnam’s performance in their first match at the 2023 Women’s World Cup Saturday (Hanoi time), although they lost 0-3 to the reigning U.S. champions. On its website, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) wrote: “Vietnam produced a steely performance as defending champions the United States …

Sports app Sofascore gave Vietnamese keeper 8 points out of 10 in her debuting Women’s World Cup game against the U.S. on Saturday, only less than two U.S. players. Keeper Tran Thi Kim Thanh in Vietnam’s opening game at the 2023 Women’s World Cup against the U.S. in Eden Park, …