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Stats show 2023 Women's World Cup is breaking records

Stats show 2023 Women's World Cup is breaking records

Encouraging statistics surrounding the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand are starting to emerge. Although the tournament is only about halfway complete, it is already breaking records. This includes both the attendance at the matches and on television screens worldwide. Co-hosts both breaking Women's World Cup attendance records FIFA is reporting that, […]

Australia

/ 504 days ago

Stats show 2023 Women's World Cup is breaking records

Encouraging statistics surrounding the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand are starting to emerge. Although the tournament is only about halfway complete, it is already breaking records. This includes both the attendance at the matches and on television screens worldwide. Co-hosts both breaking Women's World Cup attendance records FIFA is reporting that, […]

Australia

/ 588 days ago

Rainbow captain armbands expected at Women's World Cup

Rainbow captain armbands will likely be seen at the upcoming 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. This comes after the debacle at the men's World Cup in Qatar late last year. Several European teams organized to wear special armbands at the men's tournament to highlight an anti-discrimination campaign. However, FIFA put the […]

Australia

/ 656 days ago

Australia, New Zealand tell FIFA to reject Saudi World Cup deal

A deal between FIFA and Saudi Arabia could end due to vehement opposition from Australia and New Zealand. The two nations are hosting the 2023 Women's World Cup in the summer. Part of the sponsorship for that tournament was from Visit Saudi, even though Saudi Arabia has no part in the tournament. Saudi Arabia has […]

Canada

/ 689 days ago

John Herdman announces stay as head coach for Canada

Canada made an announcement on head coach John Herdman that refuted earlier reports. Earlier on Wednesday, Newshub reported the 47-year-old head coach switched allegiances. The story claimed he would be taking over the same role with New Zealand. Earlier in his coaching career, Herdman worked with the women's national team in New Zealand from 2003 […]

New Zealand

/ 703 days ago

USWNT rides second-half surge to defeat New Zealand

The United States Women's National Team played its first game of 2023 down under, picking up a comfortable win over New Zealand, 4-0. The Football Ferns are co-hosts of the 2023 Women's World Cup with Australia. Therefore, it was a sensible friendly for both involved. Then, for much of the first half, New Zealand did […]

Costa Rica

/ 921 days ago

Costa Rica claim last World Cup place with victory over New Zealand

Doha (AFP) – Costa Rica became the last team to qualify for this year's World Cup as Joel Campbell's early goal gave the Central Americans a nervy 1-0 win over New Zealand in a play-off on Tuesday. Former Arsenal forward Campbell netted in the third minute in Doha and New Zealand, who were reduced to […]
ByAFP

Australia

/ 929 days ago

N.Zealand face Australia in first home match in five years

Wellington (AFP) – New Zealand's men's football team will play in front of their home fans for the first time in nearly five years when they host Australia in a milestone friendly in September. The All Whites face the Socceroos at Auckland's Eden Park on September 25, marking the 100-year anniversary of the first international […]
ByAFP

New Zealand

/ 2593 days ago

Universo to broadcast Peru-New Zealand World Cup playoff

Tonight's second leg of the World Cup Qualifier Play Off between Perú and New Zealand will be shown live in Spanish-language via Universo and Telemundo Deportes en Vivo. Telemundo Deportes, the Spanish-language home of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, secured the exclusive, Spanish-language media rights of the deciding leg of the playoffs between Peru […]

New Zealand

/ 2605 days ago

New Zealand-Peru qualifier to be shown on beIN SPORTS

beIN SPORTS has confirmed that it will televise the 1st leg of the World Cup qualification playoff between New Zealand and Peru on Friday, November 10. The match will be shown live on both beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español with a 10:15pm ET kickoff. If you don't get beIN SPORTS, you can watch […]

New Zealand

/ 2962 days ago

Rojas double lifts New Zealand World Cup campaign

Wellington (AFP) – Marco Rojas bagged a double as New Zealand downed New Caledonia 2-0 to claim the first leg of their Oceania third-round World Cup qualifier in Auckland on Saturday.  The 25-year-old Melbourne Victory midfielder found the net just before half-time and again in the 72nd minute when he latched on to a back […]
ByAFP

New Zealand

/ 2993 days ago

Patterson lifts New Zealand to 1-1 draw with USA

Washington (AFP) – New Zealand teen striker Monty Patterson scored in the 73rd minute to lift the All Whites into a 1-1 draw with the United States in an international football friendly. German-born US striker Julian Green on Tuesday scored his second goal in as many matches in the 27th minute to open the scoring, but the […]
ByAFP