On October 2nd, the The International Football Association Board (IFAB) held its Annual Business Meeting (ABM). Among the decisions (FIFA Circular #1322 (25-Oct-2012), PDF) to come out of that meeting was a directive on the trial use of headscarves (e.g., hijabs), which had already received the go ahead during IFAB’s special meeting in July (FIFA.com). This trial will last until the March 2014 IFAB Annual General Meeting. Continue reading “More Details on IFAB’s Headscarf Trial”
Category: General Soccer
U-17 WWC: France Overcomes North Korea on Penalties to Claim the Title
On Saturday, October 13th, France claimed its first Women’s World Cup title at any age level by knocking off North Korea on penalties in the final of the 2012 Under-17 Women’s World Cup. In the earlier Third Place Match, Germany lost to Ghana 0:1, even though Ghana played with 10 win for the last 58 minutes of the match. Continue reading “U-17 WWC: France Overcomes North Korea on Penalties to Claim the Title”
Americans Abroad: K/Göteberg FC Wins The 2012 Swedish Cup
On Thursday, October 11th, Kopparbergs/Göteberg FC defeated Tyresö FF by a score of 2:1 to win its second Swedish Cup (Svenska Cupen Damer) title in a row (SvFF write-up plus box score, SvFF LiveScore). For Göteberg, American Christen Press scored the opening goal of the match and earned the decisive penalty in extra time. Three other Americans started the match for Göteberg: midfielders Yael Averbuch and Ingrid Wells plus outside back Camille Levin. For Tyresö, another American, Meghan Klingenberg, also started. Brazil’s Marta had the equalizer in regulation for Tyresö. Last year, Göteberg also defeated Tyresö to win the Swedish Cup, albeit on penalties (SvFF). Continue reading “Americans Abroad: K/Göteberg FC Wins The 2012 Swedish Cup”
U-17 WWC: Guess Who Will Be in the Final…
North Korea and France. Both squads that the United States Under-17 Women’s National Team tied in their matches during the group stage of this tournament, the Under-17 Women’s World Cup. Continue reading “U-17 WWC: Guess Who Will Be in the Final…”
U-17 WWC – The Quarterfinals: France, North Korea, Germany, and Ghana Advance to the Semifinals
The quarterfinals of the Under-17 Women’s World Cup were contested on Thursday and Friday. Here’s the scores… Continue reading “U-17 WWC – The Quarterfinals: France, North Korea, Germany, and Ghana Advance to the Semifinals”
U-17 WWC: Match Days 5 and 6: USA and Mexico Eliminated; Canada Makes It Through
Scores for the final days of group play, along with the knock-out round schedule… Continue reading “U-17 WWC: Match Days 5 and 6: USA and Mexico Eliminated; Canada Makes It Through”
U-17 WWC: Match Days 3 and 4: USA and Canada Win, Mexico Falls – Plus Advancement Scenarios
Just the score lines, along with summaries of the advancement scenarios for each group going into the final days of group play… Continue reading “U-17 WWC: Match Days 3 and 4: USA and Canada Win, Mexico Falls – Plus Advancement Scenarios”
U-17 WWC: Match Days 1 and 2: USA and Canada Each Tie, Mexico Wins
Just a recap of the scores from the first two match days… Continue reading “U-17 WWC: Match Days 1 and 2: USA and Canada Each Tie, Mexico Wins”
The Under-17 Women’s World Cup Kicks-Off on Saturday: Match Day 1 Preview
The 2012 Under-17 Women’s World Cup, hosted by Azerbaijan, kicks-off on Saturday, September 22nd. Among the teams playing on Saturday are the United States in Group B (5:48 a.m. EDT, ESPN3.com) and Canada in Group A (7:48 a.m. EDT, ESPN3.com). Both teams face stiff opponents in their opening matches. For the United States, their opposition is France, who narrowly lost to Germany on penalties in the final of the UEFA Championship. Meanwhile, Canada will play Nigeria, the top team from Africa. The third team from CONCACAF, Mexico, begins group play on Sunday against New Zealand. Continue reading “The Under-17 Women’s World Cup Kicks-Off on Saturday: Match Day 1 Preview”
UEFA Women’s Euro 2013: Group Qualifying Has Completed
On Wednesday, September 19th, the group stage of qualifying for the 2013 Women’s European Championship concluded. The final day of group play saw England, Norway, and Denmark secure their spots in the final twelve team tournament, joining already qualified Germany, Italy, France, Finland, and host Sweden. Also, the Netherlands earned a spot as the best runner-up in the seven groups. Still alive are the remaining second-placed teams from the groups: Russia, Spain, Iceland, Scotland, Ukraine, and Austria, who will be paired for home-and-away play-off series. Continue reading “UEFA Women’s Euro 2013: Group Qualifying Has Completed”
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