Womens World Cup

Haug leads team to 6-0 rout of Philippines; La Nati play 0-0 draw with New Zealand

Colombian forward beat cancer, plays for Madrid, and has scored at ongoing World Cup

Coach Andonovski confident his young team will ‘get better from game to game’

Coach Gustavsson’s tactics under fire as Matildas left needing to beat Canada to stay alive

Coach Stajcic wants debutants to ‘squeeze out of this group’ by beating struggling Norway

Winger’s criticism of coach Riise had made things difficult for team on brink of World Cup exit

Player unrest also causing problems for team after goalless draw against Swiss

Captain Morgan says winning fight for equal pay helped team feel liberated

Real Madrid forward scores on her debut to secure 2-0 victory over South Korea

Bell says US-born Phair needs protection from media before her potential debut

Coach Stajcic is backing Women’s World Cup debutants to stun co-hosts in their group match

Defender scores late winning goal to give her country 2-1 win over South Africa

Defender Bott says they will not set ‘limits’ for themselves after landmark first win

Germany coach Martina expects another ‘tight’ game when they meet Morroco in opener

Voss-Tecklenburg surprised to see penalty glut in initial stage of Women’s World Cup

Mwape claims his ‘epic’ team will run the ‘old people’ in opposing sides off their feet

Spain cruised to victory 3-0 as they dominated Costa Rica in Wellington

Twice Women’s World Cup champions will be without injured Hegering, Oberdorf when they face Morocco

Horan admits veteran may not be a regular starter but can help team win third successive title

Nnadozie saves Sinclair penalty to earn 0-0 draw; minnows fall 2-0 to Switzerland

Captain Bright says their sole focus is on Women’s World Cup as they start their campaign against Haiti

Reggae Girlz must defy 'extreme disorganisation' caused by lack of warm-up games

American women chase third straight Women’s World Cup title this month

Dutch women, however, will be without inspirational coach Weigman, star striker

Coach Wiegman has some big decisions to make to lead European champions to first World Cup title

Caribbean nation had to overcome various challenges to qualify for this month’s football showpiece

US veteran says she is excited at prospect of signing out with third straight Women’s World Cup title

Forward believes team’s never-say-die attitude can lead them to third straight title

Coach Vilda still believes La Roja have ‘a complete side’ as they eye first World Cup glory

Substitute makes strong case for starting spot after helping USA beat Wales 2-0 in friendly

Striker says Norway have ‘quality and desire’, but aren’t among World Cup ‘favourites’

Coach Klimkova urges team to end 32-year wait for first World Cup win on home soil

Ahead of World Cup, host of leading names will miss event in Australia and New Zealand

Football captain wants teammates to share ‘same vision’ and ‘willingness’

USA to defend title when first-ever 32-team event begins in Australia and New Zealand on July 20

From Putellas to Kerr and Rapinoe, top players will be in action when football showpiece kicks off

Event’s main venue Olympic Stadium will host opening-day match on July 20 and final on August 20

Riding momentum, support of a sports-mad nation can spur Matildas

Nadeshiko remain Asia's best hope of success in Australia and New Zealand

Four countries may be lucky to do much more than get past the first round

Top-ranked team will attempt a feat unequalled in men's or women's game

World Cup co-hosts plan to reach knock-out rounds despite lack of form

Winger admits her side’s outsider status, but warns against underestimating them

FIFA official says co-hosts Australia will kick off event against Ireland in front of almost 80,000 fans

Striker Martens says they’re keen to make their 'dream a reality' after 2019 near-miss

Governing body’s executive says Football Ferns have modest ‘selling power’ compared to Australia

Striker Sinclair says they need a deal in place before they get on plane for pre-tournament camp

All games will be shown live on terrestrial TV in 34 European countries

Forward a surprise casualty in coach Ikeda 23-player lineup for Women’s World Cup

FIFPro claims to have taken initiatives towards increasing gender equity in the game at highest levels