Canada thrash Panama 1-0 to secure World Cup 2023 slot
July 8 – Olympic champions Canada secured their semi-final place in the Concacaf W Championship, guaranteeing them a spot at World Cup 2023, with a 1-0 win over Panama.
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Costa Rica book semi-final slot with 4-0 win over 10-player Trinidad and Tobago
July 8 – Costa Rica booked their semi final place and 2023 World Cup spot at the cavernous Estadios Universitario, in Monterrey with a 4-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago.
Haiti shatter Mexican hopes on a hot and heated Monterrey evening
July 8 – Haiti scored three against Mexico to set up a winner takes all final group clash with Jamaica for automatic World Cup 2023 qualification.
US brush Jamaica aside as starlet Rodman marks her CWC debut with a goal
July 8 – The US and Jamaica went into their second group game knowing that a win for either would virtually guarantee them progression to the semi-finals and a spot at the 2023 World Cup.
Canada and Costa Rica favourites to seal Olympic slots
July 8 – Canada, who put six past Trinidad and Tobago in their group opener, will be looking for a similarly dominant performance against Panama tonight and book their place in the semi-finals at World Cup 2023.
Mexico and Haiti line up for must-win duel
July 7 – After a rest day at the Concacaf W Championship, the second round of group matches begin tonight in Group A with Mexico facing Haiti in a must win game for both countries.
Ceferin says Women’s Euros will set benchmarks for all women’s sport
July 7 – UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin has hailed the start of the Women’s Euros, delayed for a year because of Covid, as changing the face of the women’s game.
England open Euros with a record Old Trafford attendance and a 1-0 win
July 7 – England and Beth Mead kicked off their Euro 2022 party with a narrow 1-0 win against Austria in the tournament’s curtain-raiser in front of a record crowd for a Women’s Euro match of 68,871 fans at Old Trafford.
Zambia withdraw star striker Banda from women’s AFCON for failing gender test
July 6 – Zambian captain and star Barbra Banda has been ruled out of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations over ‘gender eligibility’ issues, prompting controversy at the tournament.
Canada’s late blitz hits Trinidad for 6
July 5 – For 79 minutes Trinidad and Tobago bravely rode their luck against a dominant Canadian team. And then disaster struck as four goals in the final 11 minutes turned a tough evening into a 6-0 miserable one for the Caribbean debutants.
Costa Rica open in style with 3-0 win over Panama
July 5 – Costa Rica opened their Concacaf W Championship challenge in style with a 3-0 win over Panama.
Women’s Euro challengers ready for Old Trafford kick-off with
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July 5 – A year after the country’s men’s team suffered the heartache of losing in the Euros final, England’s Lionesses are aiming to go one better in the women’s tournament that gets under way on Wednesday.
Morgan doubles sets US on course for semis with 3-0 win over Haiti
July 5 – US star forward Alex Morgan wasted no time getting her 2022 Concacaf W Championship goalscoring account going in Monterrey, with two goals in the USA’s 3-0 win over Haiti.
Mexico’s bubble burst by Reggae Girlz early strike
July 5 – Hosts Mexico were stunned by an early Khadija Shaw goal, leaving them with a mountain to climb if they are qualify for the semi-finals of the CWC and an automatic 2023 World Cup spot.
Montagliani tells region’s women they belong in football as W Championship kicks off
July 4 – Concacaf president Victor Montagliani has sent a message across the region saying that he hopes the 2022 Concacaf W Championship “demonstrates to women and girls in our region that they belong in football, and that the sport is as much for them as anybody else.”