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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E
Group E of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of eight groups that formed the opening round of the tournament with the matches played from 22 July to 1 August 2023. The group consisted of defending world champions the United States, Vietnam, the Netherlands and Portugal. The top two teams, the Netherlands and the United States (both finalists in 2019), advanced to the round of 16. The United States finished as group runners-up for only the second time in the tournament's history, and the first since 2011, the most recent Women's World Cup without the Netherlands participating. The five points they earned was their lowest ever in a Women's World Cup group stage, having won at least two group games in all previous tournaments (including 1991 when only two points were awarded for a win). Debutants Vietnam were eliminated without scoring a single goal, finishing bottom of the group with zero points and twelve goals conceded. Teams Notes Standings In the round of 16: * The w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's association football, football championship contested by List of women's national association football teams, women's national teams and organised by FIFA. The tournament, which took place from 20 July to 20 August 2023, was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. It was the first FIFA Women's World Cup with more than one host nation, as well as the first World Cup to be held across multiple List of football federations#Continental, confederations, as Australia is in the Asian Football Confederation, Asian confederation, while New Zealand is in the Oceania Football Confederation, Oceanian confederation. It was also the first Women's World Cup to be held in the Southern Hemisphere. This tournament was the first to feature an expanded format of 32 teams from the previous 24, replicating the format used for the FIFA World Cup, men's World Cup from 1998 FI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup was the 20th edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup, the quadrennial international women's football tournament in Asia competed by the national teams in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). India was selected as the host nation by the AFC Women's Football Committee in June 2020. It was the first time that the country hosted the competition since 1980. On 28 January 2021, the AFC confirmed that the tournament would take place between 20 January and 6 February 2022, instead of the original scheduled dates of late October and early November. For the first time in the competition, the final tournament was expanded from eight teams to twelve. It served as the final stage of Asian qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand (Regulations Article 4.6), with Australia qualifying automatically as co-hosts. Five teams qualified directly for the World Cup via the knockout stage and two more advanced to the inter-confederati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Moroccan Football Federation
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (; Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵙⴷⴰⵡⵉⵜ ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵖⵔⴰⴱⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵡⵊⴰ ⵏ ⵓⴹⴰⵔ) is the governing body of football in Morocco. It was established in 1956. It became a member in the FIFA in 1960, and in the same year it also became a member of CAF. It organizes the football league, the Botola, the Morocco national football team and the Morocco women's national football team. It is based in Rabat. it is also a member of the UAFA and UNAF. History Africa Cup Of Nations On 29 January 2011, the CAF Board decided that Morocco would host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, while the 2017 edition would be held in South Africa. In October 2014, the government of Morocco requested a postponement of the tournament due to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. After the matter was discussed at the executive committee meeting on 2 November 2014, CAF decided to keep the date of the tournament, while also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the List of cities in New Zealand, most populous city of New Zealand and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth-largest city in Oceania. The city lies between the Hauraki Gulf to the east, the Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitākere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The surrounding hills are covered in rainforest and the landscape is dotted with 53 volcanic centres that make up the Auckland Volcanic Field. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitematā Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Auckland is one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eden Park
Eden Park is a sports venue in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located three kilometres southwest of the Auckland CBD, on the boundary between the suburbs of Mount Eden and Kingsland. The main stadium has a nominal capacity of 50,000, and is sometimes referred to as New Zealand's national stadium. The stadium is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer, and has also hosted rugby league and association football matches, as well as concerts and cultural events. It is owned and operated by the Eden Park Trust Board, whose headquarters are located in the stadium. Eden Park is considered one of international rugby union's most difficult grounds for visiting sides. New Zealand's national rugby union team, nicknamed the All Blacks, have been unbeaten at this venue in 50 consecutive test matches stretching back to 1994. Eden Park is the site of the 2021 Te Matatini. It was the site for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup, the final of the 2021 Women's Rugby Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsey Horan
Lindsey Michelle Heaps (born Lindsey Michelle Horan ; May 26, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, Lyon and Captain (association football), captains the United States women's national soccer team, United States national team. She previously played for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and won the league's NWSL Most Valuable Player, most valuable player award in 2018. Heaps was a leading player for the Thorns during their 2017 championship season, scoring the winning goal in the 2017 NWSL Championship, championship game. Before that, she was a prolific scorer for Paris Saint-Germain Féminine, Paris Saint-Germain, scoring 46 goals in 58 appearances. She is currently the captain of the US Women's National Team. She was the leading scorer for the United States women's national under- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Smith (soccer, Born 2000)
Sophia Olivia Wilson (; born August 10, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. Wilson played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal, which she helped lead to the 2019 national championship. She was picked first overall by the Thorns in the 2020 NWSL College Draft. In 2021, she led the Thorns in scoring on their way to winning the NWSL Shield. In 2022, she led the Thorns to the NWSL Championship and was named the NWSL Most Valuable Player and Championship MVP. She received the NWSL Golden Boot as the league's top scorer in 2023. Wilson played for the under-17 and under-20 teams before making her senior debut for the United States in 2020. She was named the U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year in 2022. She scored three goals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where the United States women's national team (USWNT) won gold. Early life Born to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UTC+12
UTC+12:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +12:00. As standard time (year-round) ''Principal cities: Anadyr, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Mata Utu, Funafuti, Majuro, Yaren, South Tarawa on Tarawa, Suva'' North Asia *Russia – Kamchatka Time **Far Eastern Federal District *** Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and Kamchatka Krai Oceania Pacific Ocean = Polynesia = *France **Wallis and Futuna *Tuvalu = Micronesia = *United States ** Wake Island – Time in the United States *Marshall Islands *Kiribati ** Gilbert Islands ***(Including the Islands of Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tamana and Tarawa) * Nauru = Melanesia = *Fiji As standard time (Southern Hemisphere winter) ''Principal cities: Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington'' Oceania Australasia *New Zealand (except Chatham Islands) – New Zealand Standard Time Antarctica *Some research bases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NZST
Time in New Zealand is divided by law into two standard time zones. The main islands use New Zealand Standard Time (NZST), 12 hours in advance of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) / military M (Mike), while the outlying Chatham Islands use Chatham Standard Time (CHAST), 12 hours 45 minutes in advance of UTC / military M^ (Mike-Three). During summer months – from the last Sunday in September until the first Sunday in April – daylight saving time is observed and clocks are advanced one hour. New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) is 13 hours ahead of UTC, and Chatham Daylight Time (CHADT) 13 hours 45 minutes ahead. New Zealand's associated states – the Cook Islands and Niue – and the dependent territory of Tokelau use several different time zones at their own discretion. History On 2 November 1868, New Zealand officially adopted a standard time to be observed nationally, and was the first country to do so, about fifteen years before any other. Chatham Island was 45 minute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden Women's National Football Team
The Sweden women's national football team (), nicknamed ''Blågult'' ("The Blue-Yellow"), represents Sweden at international women's association football competitions. It was established in 1973 and is governed by the Swedish Football Association. The team has represented Sweden at the FIFA Women's World Cup on nine occasions. They were runners-up in 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2003 and bronze medalists in 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1991, 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2011, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2019, and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2023. Sweden have been to seven Football at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games, winning silver medals in Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2016 and Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2021. On the continental level, the team has participated in the UEFA Women's Championship, UEFA Women's Euro eleven times, becoming champions in 1984 European Competition for Women's Football, 1984 and finish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa Women's National Soccer Team
The South Africa women's national football team represents South Africa in women's international soccer and is run by the South African Football Association, the governing body for Soccer in South Africa. Nicknamed Banyana Banyana (The Girls in Sesotho). South Africa competed in two Olympic Games, two FIFA Women's World Cups, and 14 Women's African Cup of Nations, where they were runners up five times before winning once. They also competed at all 10 COSAFA Women's Championships, where they won seven times, came second thrice and finished in fourth place once. History Banyana Banyana's first official match was held on 30 May 1993 against Eswatini, which they won 14–0. Future Women's AFCON winning coach Desiree Ellis played in that game and scored three of the goals Their first international match outside of Africa was against China. They played two matches which they lost 8–0 and 13–0 with the latter being the heaviest defeat in their history. The team's first victor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group G
Group G of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of eight groups that formed the opening round of the tournament with the matches being played from 23 July to 2 August 2023. The group consisted of Sweden women's national football team, Sweden, South Africa women's national soccer team, South Africa, Italy women's national football team, Italy and Argentina women's national football team, Argentina. The top two teams, Sweden and South Africa, advanced to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16, round of 16. Sweden won a Women's World Cup group for only the second time in tournament's history, and the first since 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C, 2011. South Africa advanced to a senior World Cup knockout stage for the first time ever at the expense of Italy, who were eliminated in the Women's World Cup group stage for only the second time ever, and the first since 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B, 1999. This was also statistically Italy's worst Women's Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
