World Cup '23

Spain crowned World Cup Champions

Spain is the fifth nation to win the Women's World Cup, defeating England 1-0 in Sydney tonight

Aug 20, 2023 •

The things you don't know about football (Spain 2 - Sweden 1)

On life, on chance, on a semi-final

Aug 17, 2023 •

"The fairytale won't happen": Australia is out of the World Cup

Australia fell 1-3 to England's Lionesses in Sydney tonight, ending a historic run for the last host standing in the 2023 World Cup

Aug 16, 2023 •

Sweden, Swing Dancing, Strip Clubs

Brief observations from Wellington, where I watched Sweden beat Japan in the World Cup

Aug 12, 2023 •

Sometimes the best team wins: Spain 2 - Netherlands 1

Notes from Wellington Regional Stadium as Spain sends their World Cup journey to the semi-final, defeating the Dutch 2-1

Aug 11, 2023 •

The US are out of the World Cup.

I wrote about the importance of loss

Aug 6, 2023 •

Are the Americans ready for the Swedes?

Are we ever? We meet again, with perhaps the highest stakes yet.

Aug 6, 2023 •

World Cup group stage ends in high drama

Germany out, Canada out, Brazil out, USA on life support

Aug 4, 2023 •

On Jamaica's defeat of Brazil, and the things that live on

Aug 3, 2023 •

"Make sure you win without me": Australia win 4-0 after making a promise to Sam Kerr

Sam Kerr asked her teammates to win for her tonight. They proceeded to defeat Canada by a cavernous four goal margin

Jul 31, 2023 •

World Cup '23: Last gasp of the groups

The final round of games in the World Cup group stage begin overnight for those watching from the USA. Before they kick-off, here's the six I'm most…

Jul 30, 2023 •

3 things I'm thinking about from USA vs Vietnam

30-odd minutes from now, the US play their second match and (presumably) toughest test of the group stage. As they prep for Le Oranje, here's 3 things…

Jul 27, 2023 •

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