The ninth Women’s World Cup is taking place in Australia and New Zealand. In our news ticker you will find all the important news about the tournament.
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DFB-Schreck celebrates first World Cup victory
The Zambian national team said goodbye to the finals in Australia and New Zealand with their first World Cup victory. The Africans beat Costa Rica 3-1 (2-0) in Hamilton and finished third in Group C. Both teams were eliminated before the last game after defeats against Japan and Spain.
Lushomo Mweemba (3′), star player Barbra Banda (31′, penalty kick) and Rachael Kundananji (90’+3′) scored for Zambia, who also celebrated their first World Cup goals. Costa Rica, which played its second World Cup after 2015 (preliminary round), was able to shorten the time with a goal by Melissa Herrera (47th) in the Waikato Stadium.
Zambia had set an exclamation point in preparation for the World Cup when the team defeated the German team 3-2.
DFB star missing against South Korea, regular player returns
The fears have come true: DFB defender Sara Doorsoun will miss the decisive game of the German women at the World Cup against South Korea. “She will definitely not be available for the next game,” said assistant coach Britta Carlson at the DFB press conference in Wyong on Monday about the 31-year-old.
However, Doorsoun’s failure is less serious than expected, because national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg can now fall back on two more players. Marina Hegering and Sydney Lohmann are fit again after their injuries. The duo is “completely operational, they were also completely normal in player replacement training in the morning,” emphasized Britta Carlson.
Hegering should thus move back into central defense against South Korea. The VfL Wolfsburg defender is considered the head of defense and was replaced on defense by Doorsoun in the first two group games because she had traveled to the tournament with a bruised heel.
Next failure? Concerns about German defender
The German soccer team had to do without Sara Doorsoun after 45 minutes in the second World Cup group game against Colombia. The 31-year-old from Eintracht Frankfurt was substituted during the break with a sore muscle when the score was 0-0. Sjoeke Nüsken came on for them.
National coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg did not want to make “a remote diagnosis” for Doorsoun’s injury. “We’ll take a look at that, unfortunately that’s the way it is now,” she said on Sunday after the 2-1 defeat on ARD.
The defender stated that she “got sucked in twice”, her thigh had been bandaged during the game. “I hope I got out on time,” said Doorsoun. According to the national coach, she struggled with problems from the 30th minute.
DFB star back: Germany with two changes
In the second World Cup game against Colombia, national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg rotates twice. Chantal Hagel, who came on for the left-back in the second half of the first World Cup match against Morocco, now replaces Felicitas Rauch, who has an injured knee.
In addition, Lena Oberdorf is back in the starting XI. The 21-year-old was rested in the opening game due to thigh problems. Melanie Leupolz, on the other hand, is sitting on the bench for the time being.
The line-up: Frohms – Huth, Hendrich, Doorsoun, Hagel – Oberdorf – Magull, Däbritz – Brand, Popp, Bühl
The England star is missing from the team in the last group game
As feared, the English footballers will have to do without Keira Walsh in the last World Cup preliminary round match against China. However, the suspicion of a cruciate ligament rupture was not confirmed, the European champion announced on social media on Saturday. Walsh will remain at team camp in Terrigal, Australia, “to continue her recovery.”
2023-07-31 09:12:00
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