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Women's World Cup

Coverage of Women's World Cups from all years. For the current tournament, go to World Cup 2023

28 August 2023

  • Kate Hore of the demons holds the trophy with AFLW captains at the season launch

    Sportblog
    AFLW needs to aim higher than riding wave of Matildas momentum

    For women’s sport to benefit after the World Cup, leagues have to show commitment to the product beyond symbolic gestures

27 August 2023

  • Barbara Ellen

    Dear Luis Rubiales: sportswomen are not dolls to be kissed, touched and patronised

    Barbara Ellen
    The president of the Spanish football federation should have issued an immediate apology for his behaviour. That he has not is a spectacular own goal, writes Barbara Ellen

25 August 2023

  • Jennifer Hermoso talking after the game against Zambia at the World Cup.

    ‘I felt the victim of aggression, a sexist act’ – Jenni Hermoso’s statement in full

  • South Korean soccer fans wave their national flag from a moving car as they celebrate South Korea's win over Italy in a second round World Cup match in 2002

    As Australia eyes its Women’s World Cup legacy, South Korea offers a cautionary tale

  • Luis Rubiales has vowed to stay on as head of Spain’s football federation amid fierce criticism and a Fifa investigation for kissing Spain’s Jennifer Hermoso on the lips during the Women’s World Cup final trophy presentation

    3:26

    'I will not resign': Luis Rubiales refuses to step down as Spanish FA chief – video

  • Laura Setchfield dives to catch the ball

    ‘She’s brilliant’: Mary Earps inspires girls to pick up goalkeeper gloves

24 August 2023

  • Sam Kerr of the Matildas controls the ball against Maelle Lakrar of France during the World Cup quarter-final

    As a queer sports fan, the World Cup was an incredible time. Why is the AFL so different?

    Rebecca Shaw
  • Earps won the tournament’s Golden Glove award and has been named Fifa’s best goalkeeper.

    Mary Earps goalkeeper shirts to go on sale after Nike U-turn

23 August 2023

  • Luis Rubiales

    Spanish football president in kissing row denies new misogyny allegations

  • Alessia Russo, Geyse, Ashley Lawrence

    Women’s World Cup stars on the move: 10 deals you may have missed

  • Mary Earps during the World Cup final

    ‘Is this an apology?’ Mary Earps queries Nike statement on England replica shirt

  • Megan Rapinoe: ‘I think there’s a huge backlash against women happening right now.’

    Megan Rapinoe slams ‘deep misogyny’ in Spanish football after president’s kiss

22 August 2023

  • Colombia play Jamaica in the Women's World Cup round of 16 game in Melbourne

    Stadium issue stands in the way of Australia’s bid for Men’s World Cup

  • Sam Kerr; Aitana Bonmatí; Colombia's players after beating Germany; an England fan.

    Women’s World Cup: our writers hand out their awards from the tournament

  • Fans of the England women's football team were disappointed when airport protocol meant teams returning from Australia exited via private route

    0:53

    'Absolutely gutted': fans miss out on welcoming Lionesses home at Heathrow – video

  • A person plays the balafon in Yaounde, Cameroon in April 19, 2023.

    Brief letters
    Dust has settled on my xylophone mystery

  • Spanish acting PM says FA chief’s apologies for kiss are ‘not enough’

  • Moving the Goalposts newsletter
    From Musovic to Miyazawa: our team of the Women’s World Cup 2023

  • Lionesses fly home from Australia but leave fans waiting at Heathrow arrivals

  • World Cup winners Spain prove conflict and success can co-exist

    Anita Asante
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