RORY SMITH

Australia needed 10 rounds of penalty kicks to confirm its place in the team’s first semifinal, and extend its country’s wild ride.

Salma Paralluelo’s goal in extra time delivered a victory over the Netherlands and a date with the Japan-Sweden winner.

The idea that the United States was eliminated from the Women’s World Cup by a millimeter is an illusion. Denying that will only guarantee more...

A goal in each half delivered victory, and a date with Spain. But a South Africa striker made the day as difficult as possible.

After 48 games, half of the teams have been sent home. And yet it feels as if the field of potential winners is bigger than...

Expanding the Women’s World Cup was a good idea. Just not for the reasons FIFA thinks.

Sam Kerr is the face of the World Cup. She has the weight of a nation on her shoulders. She does not seem to have...

The World Cup is missing some of the sport’s biggest stars because of a knee injury epidemic. No one can say for sure why it’s...

As the Women’s World Cup has expanded, so, too, has the group of nations with the firm belief that they can win it.

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