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OTTAWA, ON – JUNE 17: Camille Abily #10 of France kicks the ball during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 Group F match between Mexico and France at Lansdowne Stadium on June 17, 2015 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Getty Images)

GIF: France’s Amandine Henry’s Golazo Seals France to Group Win

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France beat Mexico 5-0 today to win Group F and face the runner up in Group E. While France was winning handedly, that didn’t stop Amadine Henry to score this beautiful goal that no one could have possibly stopped. The Round of 16 is almost finalized. Group E is finishing up and then we’ll have […]

VANCOUVER, BC – JUNE 16: Carli Lloyd #10 celebrates after teammate Abby Wambach #20 of the United States scores a goal in the first half against Nigeria in the Group D match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 at BC Place Stadium on June 16, 2015 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)

USWNT Advance from Group of Death, can it win Women’s World Cup?

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Abby Wambach came back in to the lineup, and her goal at the final moment of the first half secured the United States 1-0 win over Nigeria in the Group D finale for both teams. With the win the USWNT advanced out of the Group of Death as the winner, sitting on seven points. MISSION […]

in the Group D match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 at BC Place Stadium on June 16, 2015 in Vancouver, Canada.

2015 Women’s World Cup Recap: Day 9

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Four more teams had an opportunity to punch their tickets to the knockout stage of the expanded FIFA Women’s World Cup on Tuesday. With Group’s C and D in action there were a lot of intriguing storylines on the line. Could an African nation make it to the knockout stages of a Women’s World Cup […]

MONTREAL, QC – JUNE 15: Ashley Lawrence #22 of Canada celebrates her goal in the first half during the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Group A match against the Netherlands at Olympic Stadium on June 15, 2015 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

2015 Women’s World Cup Recap: Day 8

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Two groups, only four teams get to advance for sure. As we entered the eighth day of competition in the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada, group’s A & B got to the deciding matchups. With it comes drama, intrigue and hopes and dreams either kept alive or dashed. Which teams are busy celebrating advancement, […]

WINNIPEG, MB – JUNE 12: Abby Wambach #20 of the United States looks on in the second half against Sweden in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 match at Winnipeg Stadium on June 12, 2015 in Winnipeg, Canada. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Abby Wambach Blames Turf For Lack Of U.S. Goals

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USWNT forward Abby Wambach has said in an interview following a training session that she believes that if the Women’s World Cup were to be played on grass, the United States would have more goals scored. “In the previous game, I don’t lay out and commit to those headers and that’s why they glance off […]

during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Group F match at Moncton Stadium on June 13, 2015 in Moncton, Canada.

2015 Women’s World Cup Recap: Day 7

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Today in the Women’s World Cup, Groups E and F finished their second group stage games and we saw our first group winner, a last minute equalizer, and everything in between. 1) Biggest Winner — Brazil Not only did Brazil win their game against Spain, 1-0, but also thanks to results in the other group stage […]

2015 Women’s World Cup Recap: Day 6

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Today in the Women’s World Cup, Groups C and D faced off and we had some varied games. We got a scoreless draw, a blowout and everything in between. 1) Biggest Winner — Japan Japan became the first team in the Women’s World Cup to officially advance to the Knockout Stage. By beating Switzerland 1-0 […]

WINNIPEG, MB – JUNE 12: The United States team poses for a team photo before taking on Sweden in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 match at Winnipeg Stadium on June 12, 2015 in Winnipeg, Canada. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

USWNT and Sweden Play to Scoreless Draw

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The USWNT remain in the lead of Group D but they are far from safe as they drew Sweden 0-0 tonight. I’m not going to lie, the game wasn’t the most entertaining game of the World Cup, it was pretty bad. Hopefully those who watched for the first time since it was on regular FOX […]

2015 Women’s World Cup Recap: Day 5

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After a day off for rest following a flurry of games in the opening round for every group, the second group stage matchups began in earnest on Thursday. Groups A and B got back to action after games over the first two days of the tournament and a lot still left to sort out amongst […]

MONCTON, NB – JUNE 09: Eniola Aluko #9 of England and Laura Georges #4 of France fight for the ball during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Group F match at Moncton Stadium on June 9, 2015 in Moncton, Canada. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

2015 Women’s World Cup Recap: Day 4

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Today was a day of close-fought games, an excellent day for the neutral fan. Three good matches between six evenly matched squads and a hard fought performance from an overmatched Korean squad. Overall though, the day was full of the most likely outcomes and no real surprises. France and Brazil took care of business, England […]

BRASILIA, BRAZIL – DECEMBER 10: Formiga (#20) and Andressa of Brazil celebrate a scored goal against Argentina during a match between Brazil and Argentina as part of International Women’s Football Tournament of Brasilia at Mane Garrincha Stadium on December 10, 2014 in Brasilia, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Brazil’s Formiga (37) Becomes Oldest Goalscorer in Women’s World Cup History

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Brazil’s Formiga and Japan’s Homare Sawa are competing for all the “oldest” records. At 37 and 36 respectively, both are participating in their 6th Women’s World Cup. To put that in perspective, both have been playing for their respective teams since the 2nd World Cup in 1995. Formiga dipped into the fountain of youth when […]

LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY – JULY 01: Mizuho Sakaguchi of Japan (2nd L) and Veronica Perez of Mexico battle for the ball during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 Group B match between Japan and Mexico at BayArena on July 1, 2011 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Joern Pollex/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Goal line technology gets 1st use as Mexico takes 1-0 lead over Colombia

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Goal line technology is being used for the first time ever at a FIFA Women’s World Cup, and it came in rather handy on Tuesday afternoon. Mexico put major pressure on Colombia’s defense thanks to a series of great corner kicks, with the third and final one finally getting the ball beyond the goal line. […]

SINSHEIM, GERMANY – JULY 16: Sara Thunebro (R) of Sweden and Eugenie Le Sommer of France battle for the ball during the FIFA Women’s 3rd Place Playoff match between Sweden and France at Rhein-Neckar Arena on July 16, 2011 in Sinsheim, Germany. (Photo by Joern Pollex/Getty Images)

VIDEO: (Women’s World Cup) Le Sommer with a rocket goal

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Beautiful goal from the French striker. Quick shot, powerful, and beats the keeper at the near post.

2015 Women’s World Cup Recap: Day 3

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Who is the “Group of Death?” Invariably there are pundits everywhere trying to figure that out for both the men’s and women’s World Cup. This year and for the women’s World Cup there was only one choice — Group D. D for Death, right? Either that or three of the highest possibly ranked teams in […]

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