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Real Madrid pair star in Women's World Cup team of the tournament

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Real Madrid pair star in Women's World Cup team of the tournament England and Spain battled for World Cup glory on Sunday, but it was the latter who emerged victorious. The finalists' have two players each make the WhoScored team of the tournament, while Sweden, France, Japan and the Netherlands are also represented.Zecira Musovic (Sweden) - 7.05Sweden's penalty s...

Unlikely Golden Boot contender Ilestedt has Sweden dreaming of World Cup glory

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Unlikely Golden Boot contender Ilestedt has Sweden dreaming of World Cup glory Sweden have made it to the World Cup semi-finals for a third of the last four tournaments as Peter Gerhardsson’s side finally look to take the role of bride after years spent being the bridesmaid.Incorporating another semi-final at last year’s European Championships, this generation of S...

Brilliant Brazil star leads Women's World Cup Team of the Round

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Brilliant Brazil star leads Women's World Cup Team of the Round The Women’s World Cup action down under is in full swing and the first round of fixtures are complete. There have already been some thrillers, with Japan putting five past Zambia, Germany hitting Morocco for six and USA and Spain recording comfortable 3-0 victories in their openers.With game o...

USA and England open World Cup with wins but leave room for improvement

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USA and England open World Cup with wins but leave room for improvement The current European champions and the winners of the last three World Cups all got their respective tournaments under way in a blockbuster Saturday as things start to heat up down under three days into the action.All three of England, USA and Japan won, but with various different fortunes while doi...

The top 10 players to watch at the Women's World Cup

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The top 10 players to watch at the Women's World Cup An expanded 32-team World Cup means more quality than ever for the world to watch as the 2023 edition of the tournament down under in Australia and New Zealand grows ever closer. In what will possibly be the most open World Cup to date as nations queue up to stop the USA making it three in a row, th...

Japan to beat Croatia? The best World Cup last-16 picks for Big5

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Japan to beat Croatia? The best World Cup last-16 picks for Big5 The shocks continued in the latest round of fixtures… Cameroon became the first African nation to beat Brazil in World Cup history!It didn’t stop the Samba stars topping their group, but will South Korea take inspiration after their dramatic late winner sent them through ahead of Urugua...

World Cup Preview - Group E: Can Germany pip Spain to first?

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World Cup Preview - Group E: Can Germany pip Spain to first? Having rattled through Group A, B, C and D, we not focus on Group E with European heavyweights Spain and Germany vying for top spot.Costa RicaHow they qualifiedCosta Rica came fourth in CONCACAF qualifying, only behind the USA on goal difference, which meant they had to face off against New Zealand ...

Experienced Peru pair shine in Copa America best XI

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Experienced Peru pair shine in Copa America best XI Goalkeeper: Eiji Kawashima (Japan) - 7.57 ratingJapan held Uruguay to a respectable 2-2 draw, but it would have been worse had the experienced Eiji Kawashima not performed to the best of his ability. While the Strasbourg stopper shipped twice, he managed eight saves, more than any other goalkeeper i...

WhoScored's worst-rated team of the 2018 World Cup

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WhoScored's worst-rated team of the 2018 World Cup As the teams of the World Cup are rattled out, now is as good a time as any to focus on the worst rated XI of the tournament. Here, we take a closer look at those who flattered to deceive using our unique rating system of those to make at least four appearances at the World Cup, with three of those ...

Messi features in World Cup best-rated eliminated XI

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Messi features in World Cup best-rated eliminated XI To exit the World Cup at the round of 16 is stark consolation for a team that progressed to the knockout stages of the competition. There are those who didn’t deserve to leave Russia so early, but such is the way of tournament football, one team had to lose, be it in normal time, after extra t...