August 10 – On the eve of Oranje’s quarter-final with Spain, Netherlands forward Lineth Beerensteyn criticised outgoing world champions the United States, arguing that they should have done their talking on the pitch.
August 9 – World players union Fifpro has stepped in to help the Super Falcons of Nigeria in their pay dispute with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay wages as well as Women’s World Cup prize money. The NFF called Fifpro’s intervention a “storm in a teacup.”
August 9 – Jamaica’s women’s coach Lorne Donaldson has questioned how the Reggae Girlz will be funded in the future following their second-round departure from the Women’s World Cup.
By Samindra Kunti in Melbourne
August 8 – The United States headlined the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup, but for all the wrong reasons, with the field more open than ever now to crown a new world champion in a tournament that keeps breaking records but lacks exposure on free-to-air TV in both the co-hosts.
August 8 – In a preposterous intervention even by his own eccentric standards, former US president Donald Trump has blamed the USA team’s shock exit from the Women’s World Cup on star player Megan Rapinoe and the country’s situation under his nemesis, Joe Biden.
By Paul Nicholson
August 8 – Fury over FIFA’s last minute sponsorship deal with Booking.com has failed to slow down as thousands of small hotels and accommodation hosts worldwide remain unpaid, most since early June, with a number reporting they are facing bankruptcy having had to lay off staff and reschedule suppliers.
By Samindra Kunti in Melbourne
August 8 – Colombia eliminated Jamaica 1-0 with a second-half goal from Catalina Usme to bring the Reggae Girlz’s World Cup party to a close. A quarter-final clash with England awaits for the last team standing from the Americas.
August 8 – The FIFA Fan Festival for the Women’s World Cup 2023 has passed the milestone 500,000 visitors in the latest record broken by the tournament after witnessing its 1,500,000th match-ticket sale last week. The festival spans seven host cities spread through both host nations Australia and New Zealand.
August 7 – A Women’s World Cup of seismic shocks so nearly produced another today when European champions England were given an almighty scare before edging out a far superior Nigeria team on penalties.
By Samindra Kunti in Melbourne
August 7 – The 2023 Women’s World Cup became the most attended in history on Sunday with Sweden’s victory over the United States taking the tournament total to 1,367,037.
August 6 – The defending champions United States crashed out of the Women’s World Cup following a dramatic penalty shootout in the round of 16 against Sweden, the earliest exit ever for the Americans in the tournament, drawing the curtain over a golden age for the team.
August 6 – FIFA released a set of record-breaking facts and figures as Women’s World Cup 2023 moved into the last 16 knockout rounds at the weekend. Top of those stats is that more than 1,715,000 tickets have been sold for the tournament so far.
By Samindra Kunti in Sydney
August 4 – In search of a third consecutive world crown, the US face a moment of truth in the last 16 against Sweden, a team that has defied the Americans in the past.
August 3 – FIFA is investigating allegations of misconduct involving the Zambia team at the Women’s World Cup.
August 3 – In one of the all-time shocks in Women’s World Cup history, two-time champions Germany departed the tournament following a draw with South Korea, allowing Morocco, the second lowest-ranked team at the finals, to become the third African team to advance to the last 16.