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Sweden win 5-4 in PSO! High drama as Naeher saved the game-winning kick but it crossed the line mid-air and VAR had to check it

have a goal ruled out for offside but then goalkeeper makes a horrendous error and lets the ball right through her hands for 2-0 Danielle van de Donk has been booked and will miss the QF vs Spain.

Roord scores an early goal for

Anna Kiełbasińska is officially out of the World Champs. You can also stick a fork in our women's 4x400 relay since Święty-Ersetic, Baumgart-Witan and Hołub-Kowalik ain't gonna be here either

Yeah, that would be a good guess. Miyazawa scores her 5th goal of the tournament and that should wrap it up. 3-1.

Spain won 5-1. Nice & easy. Meanwhile Japan leads Norway 2-1 after 58 mins.

Second goal from Bonmati and Spain have everything under control again. 3-1.

Spain back in front after 17 mins. Let's see if they can avoid more errors from here.

Spain scores an own goal from 40 meters out. Clown show has arrived...

vs has kicked off and Bonmati scores after just 5 mins.

Yeah, all the middle distance heats & SF will be run at funereal pace then before the usual mad dash with 200 meters to go

[hide] Knockout Stage August 5th - August 20th 2023 16 Nations, The Winners of each Round of 16 matches will qualify for the Quarterfinals. Round of 16 Date & Time (GMT +9:30-12) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 August 5th 2023, h. 17:00 Switzerland 0 2 Spain August 5th 2023, h. 20:00 Japan 3 0 Norway August 6th 2023, h. 12:00 Netherlands 3 1 South Africa August 6th 2023, h. 19:00 Sweden 1 0 United States August 7th 2023, h. 17:30 England 4 1 Nigeria August 7th 2023, h. 20:30 Australia 1 1 Denmark August 8th 2023, h. 18:00 Colombia 2 1 Jamaica August 8th 2023, h. 20:30 France 3 0 Morocco [/hide]

Obviously the local population in Niger won't suddenly get much richer or anything but the colonial sins ain't gonna be forgotten anytime soon either. I can only imagine how much France is hated in Western Africa & Sahel these days.

Yeah, the Conference League group stage is guaranteed for all teams that won in the 2nd round of Champions League qualifying.

Raków Częstochowa managed to beat Qarabach Agdam 3-2 and 1-1 on aggregate Next up is Aris Limassol.

@Grassmarket@hckošiceI'm not from Greece but obviously even I remember Gail Devers doing 100/60m dash & hurdles at the same championships

Van der Weken wins women's 100m gold, Forster with sliver and Lindner with bronze.

This should be the end of Marta and Pia Sundhage in international football. The game has passed them by for one reason or another.

@heywooduSome teams have improved compared to 15-20 years ago and that applies to the overall level but some teams that are powerhouses in the men's game are still lagging or have regressed. Spain & Portugal have improved but Brazil appears to be stalled and they need new stars. The entire South America is miles behind the men's quality so it's gonna be curious to see if Colombia can emerge as a serious global contender following this World Cup. Also I'm puzzled why Mexico hasn't played any role in women's football, they have been MIA since forever.

Mets have blown up their pitching core and they are many pieces removed from contending for WS. Other than Alonso I can't see anyone being worthy of making WS-level roster. Nimmo and O'Neill are pieces but they're not essential and Lindor's contract is a train wreck they can't sell to anyone. Ohtani would join Angels East and Yankees are sub .500 team without Judge. Torres is serviceable but everyone else can go even if they wouldn't let Volpe since he still rides the upside train. Stanton & LeMahieu are no longer upper-level players for certain reasons.

beats 3-2 and will play as a reward. I assume Italian HC Bertolini will get fired after this shambles? From QF at the last World Cup to the "youth movement" being eliminated in group stage

missed a game winner and scores in 93rd minute after another defending shambles. Still 8 minutes to be played.

Caruso heads in from a corner for 2-2. Italy back in control.

scores for 2-1 after another Orsi error which gave the ball away. Whoa. Just take her off the pitch before she does more damage.

scored from a penalty but then gifted a ridiculous back pass own goal from Orsi