World Cup
U.S. wins World Cup with a final four-star performance
For four years, the jersey worn by the U.S. women’s national soccer team has featured three blue stars above the logo, signifying the World Cup championships won across almost three decades. On Sunday, as the players danced and hugged amid confetti and celebration following a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands, they were handed new shirts made especially for the occasion. The U.S. team has been the beacon for the women’s game, both on and off the field. But until this day, it had never won consecutive world crowns. Four years after lifting the trophy in Canada, the Americans retained the title by scoring twice in an eight-minute span of the second half. Returning from injury, Megan Rapinoe recorded her sixth goal ― tied with her teammate Morgan and England’s Ellen White for the tournament le...
2019 Women’s World Cup Final Betting Tips
Jill Ellis’ impressive side are looking to retain their Women’s World Cup crown in what our tipster believes should be an end-to-end affair in Lyon The reigning World and European champions square off in Lyon on Sunday – a mouthwatering prospect for punters. USA knocked England out of the competition to reach this stage while Netherlands came through their semi-final against Sweden in extra-time. Latest odds Having won their last 11 consecutive Women’s World Cup matches, USA are 4/9 (1.44)favourites to retain their crown with a victory in normal time. The Oranje won their first major title at Euro 2017, beating Denmark on home soil. This is a much tougher ask against the best team in the world though, and bet365 make them 7/1 (8.0) underdogs to come out on top and 3...
Alex Morgan and USWNT spoil tea time for England
«Not since Boston dumped it in the sea has England been dissed with tea like this,» declared the front page of Wednesday’s New York Post. Alex Morgan’s ‘tea drinking’ goal celebration, after heading the winner against England to send her side into the World Cup final, was definitely a diss. England forward Lianne Sanderson thought so. She called it «distasteful». As the newspaper saw it, Morgan’s swipe at Phil Neville’s Lionesses was the best burn against the English since a load of tea was chucked in the sea in Boston in 1773, setting in motion American independence from the yoke of British rule. ‘Sticking it to the Brits’ was the US women’s national team take on it too. It said Morgan’s strike was «in honor of those 13 colonies»...
England Women v USA Women Betting Tips
Both teams have made plenty of early breakthroughs in the Women’s World Cup so far and we’re expecting the goalmouth action to begin quickly in Lyon. Having knocked out hosts France in the quarter finals, USA are 3/4 (1.75) favourites to win the Women’s World Cup. England are seen as the biggest danger to the defending champions according to bet365 who make them 7/2 (4.50) to go all the way. Latest odds Phil Neville’s side have won all five of their World Cup matches in France so far, but the Lionesses are underdogs to continue that run in Lyon. USA are priced at 4/5 (1.80) to keep their perfect run in tact with the draw priced at 5/2 (3.50) with bet365. The last meeting between the pair ended 2-2 at the SheBelieves Cup in March. In terms of qualification for the fi...
Marta becomes the all-time top scorer of the World Cup
Brazil star Marta set a record on Tuesday as she scored her 17th career Women’s World Cup goal. The goal came from the penalty spot 74 minutes into Tuesday’s group stage clash with Italy, which Brazil ended up winning 1-0 behind the Marta goal. Marta stepped up and smashed her spot-kick into the bottom right-hand corner, giving Brazil a lead they would never relinquish while making a bit of history in the process. Marta’s 17th goal was enough to lead her past German star Miroslav Klose, who scored 16 goals across four World Cups as a member of the German national team. She is the only footballer to score at five different World Cup editions The 33-year-old forward, who is the only footballer to score at five different World Cup editions, has scored 112 total goals...
USA 13-0 Thailand: 2019 Women’s World Cup
The reigning champions delivered a 13-0 thrashing, scoring more goals than any other team in tournament history, and then consoled their opponents. There were too many goals to begin to describe them all in a newspaper article. But these were the scorers and the minutes when the goals came: Alex Morgan (12th), Rose Lavelle (20th), Lindsey Horan (32nd), Sam Mewis (50th), Morgan (53rd), Mewis (54th), Lavelle (56th), Morgan (74th), Megan Rapinoe (79th), Morgan (81st), Mallory Pugh (85th), Morgan (87th), and, finally, Lloyd (92nd). It was the first time a team had scored 13 goals in a World Cup game — men’s or women’s — and the margin of victory was the largest for a match in either tournament. Morgan’s five goals equaled a record for a Women’s World Cup game set by Michelle Akers of the Unite...
Liverpool to take part in the FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar
Liverpool will be heading to Qatar this year after FIFA announced the host nation for the next two Club World Cup competitions. The Reds secured their spot in the seven-team competition after they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the Champions League final on Saturday. While FIFA has plans to expand the tournament to 24 teams, the FIFA Council confirmed that the 2019 and 2020 competitions would stick with the seven-team format and Qatar would be the host. FIFA has also said that the subsequent tournaments would be «valuable test events in the build-up to the FIFA World Cup 2022.» The FIFA Council plans to expand the Club World Cup after it voted on a revamped version of the competition back in March. Under the new format, which will be introduced in the 2021 edition from June to July, the Clu...
Lyon Beat Barcelona 4-1 In Women’s Champions League final
Lyon continued their remarkable European dominance against Barcelona. French giants secure a fourth consecutive Women’s Champions League title with 4 goals. Three weeks before the world cup in France (June 7- July 7) Lyon beat Barcelona in the women’s champions League final by 4-1. Both teams feed with players the French and the Spanish national teams. Ada Hegerberg scores 4 goals and Dzsenifier Marozsan scored the other one. The French team won their fourth consecutive champions league and the sixth in their history. FC. Barcelona had the first opportunity to score of the game. Toni Duggan took a shoot that ended up very close to Sarah Bouhaddi’s right post. However, Lyon counterattacked and opened the scoreboard in the fifth minute by Dzsenifer Marozsan. Lyon th...