87' GOAL Japan! A goalmouth scramble and Japan bundle it in! Heartbreaking for Australia.
Posted on 06/06/2015 3:25:29 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
The 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada is the biggest tournament ever for women’s soccer.
Expanded to 24 teams for the first time in history, the action begins on Saturday, June 6 and the final is on July 5. It promises to be a spectacular month of soccer north of the border.
... Below is a look at the day-by-day schedule for each group game, including where you can watch the games in the U.S. on TV, followed by the schedule for the knockout stages. All times listed are Eastern Time.
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Iwabuchi came on after 72 minutes and finally got the breakthrough three minutes from time in a game Japan dominated.
Only the best. Or — at least — that No. 1 ranking is bestowed upon Germany by the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings. And that isn't new territory for the German women's team. Since FIFA world rankings started, The National Eleven has never ranked worse than No. 3. Their sterling tournament resume speaks to that long run of dominance. Germany, having qualified for all seven Women's World Cups, has a 27-4-6 win-draw-loss record in the tournament. Their two titles (2003, 2007) tie the USA for most all-time. And beyond the Cup, the German squad can also boast three Olympic bronze medals and eight UEFA European Championships.
The Lionesses made a dream start with two goals in three minutes
England 2-1 Canada highlights
"The dream is over,” Coach John Herdman said following the game. “Gutted, gutted for all of Canada. Christine (Sinclair) said sorry, but she can’t say that."Those fans showed people around the world how to support women’s football."
"Today I thought the better team won. They kept the ball and had a lot more patience and technique than us, especially in the first 20 minutes of the match, and I think we expended a lot of energy chasing the ball during that period," Stajcic said."Even though they scored from a set piece and a scrappy sort of goal they were probably better at more aspects of the game than we were."
| Fixture | Result |
| Germany vs. France | 1-1 (Germany win 5-4 on penalties) |
| USA vs. China | 1-0 |
| Australia vs. Japan | 0-1 |
| England vs. Canada | 2-1 |
The Japan-England semifinal match is set for Wednesday, July 1, from Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada. It will air on FOX Sports 1 at 7 p.m. Eastern. The pregame show starts at 6 p.m.
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