FIFA Women’s World Cup Groups and Fixtures Group A Group B Group C Canada Côte D’Ivoire Cameroon China Germany Ecuador New Zealand Norway Japan The Netherlands Thailand Switzerland Group D Group E Group F Australia Brazil Colombia Nigeria Costa Rica England Sweden Korea Rep France USA Spain Mexico Fixtures All times specified are event
England’s last friendly before the World Cup next Monday ended in a 1-0 defeat to hosts Canada. As in the last 5 encounters between the two sides only one goal separated them (including England’s victory in the Cyprus Cup recently) and on this occasion Canada’s Sophie Schmidt scored midway through the first half, bending a shot
Asisat Oshoala, who became the first African player to play in the Superleague when she signed for Liverpool in January 2015, has been named the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year. Oshoala, at just 20 was the youngest player nominated for the BBC World Service award, was voted for by football fans from around the world.
This afternoon Mark Sampson named his 23 player England squad for next month’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. The head coach has kept faith with the majority of the players who helped the Lionesses make it to Canada 2015 with a 100 per cent record. Of the 23-player squad, only Chelsea duo Claire Rafferty and Katie Chapman
France will host the 2019 Women’s World Cup, FIFA confirmed last week. France and South Korea were in the running to host the showpiece event, but the former was awarded the tournament following a unanimous decision taken by the FIFA Executive Committee on Thursday 19 March. The Women’s World Cup has been held every four
England Women will take on Canada in a World Cup warm-up fixture in Ontario. The Lionesses travel to Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton to take on the World Cup hosts on Friday 29 May. The game will kick-off at 7pm local time, 11pm BST. Canada will be familiar opposition for Mark Sampson’s side, with the pair
England have been drawn in Group F along with France, Colombia and Mexico for next summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. Mark Sampson’s side will play their group matches in Moncton and Montreal between 9 and 17 June. The final will take place in Vancouver on Sunday 5 July. England made it to Canada 2015,
The players’ lawsuit against FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) will continue following the CSA’s refusal to enter into negotiations. The gender discrimination case has been brought before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal on the grounds that the FIFA would never hold the men’s tournament on artificial pitches, in fact since 1930 the men’s
England won all of their ten qualifiers on the road to the World Cup, they scored 52 goals and conceded only one. England’s perfect campaign ended with a 10-0 rout of Montenegro – their biggest win since October 2005. Now preparations are underway for the big event in Canada. Less than a month away from
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