Women’s Football

Sweden Defeat Brazil in Penalties

At a raucous Estadio MaracanĂ£, the biggest crowd of The Games of the XXXI Olympiad to date saw the host…

9 years ago

History Repeats – Germany Defeat Canada in Semifinals

Despite beating the European champions a week ago to top their group, Canada were beaten by the same team in…

9 years ago

Brazil Eliminates Australia in penalty kicks

By Debby von Winckelmann In a tense quarterfinal match with Australia that took 120 minutes, plus 8 rounds of penalty…

9 years ago

France Falls To Canada 1-0

Canada progressed to their second successive Olympic semi-final defeating France as they had done four years earlier in Coventry in…

9 years ago

Germany Keep Medal Hopes Alive in Rio

Germany, still recovering from the shock of losing to Canada on Tuesday, struggled to break down a well-drilled Chinese defence…

9 years ago

Sweden Conquer: US Women Eliminated In Penalty Kicks

As Hope Solo tried to delay the decisive penalty in the shoot-out by changing her gloves, Lisa Dahlkvist looked at…

9 years ago

Solo falters as USWNT draws Colombia 2-2

From the first time that she touched the ball in these Olympic Games, US goalkeeper Hope Solo has been the…

9 years ago

Sweden and China advance to Quarterfinals

Earlier results meant China and Sweden went into their final group game in Brasilia knowing a draw would see both…

9 years ago

France moves past group play

Despite thrilling in their opening match victory over Colombia, defeat to the United States left highly-fancied France needing something from…

9 years ago

Australia keeps hope alive for quarterfinals

Ellie Carpenter, just 16 years old, came on for the final quarter of an hour to become the youngest player…

9 years ago