Jordan Henderson was booed by some England fans on a night when Ollie Watkins helped Gareth Southgate’s much-changed side secure an unconvincing 1-0 win against Australia.A sold-out Wembley crowd watched a surprisingly hard-fought friendly between these great sporting rivals on Friday night as the hosts experimented with Euro 2024 in mind.England can wrap up qualification against Italy on ...Full Story »

Sweden struck in either half to retain their World Cup best of the rest status with victory over co-hosts Australia in the third-place play-off.A Fridolina Rolfo penalty and fine Kosovare Asllani strike secured a 2-0 win for Sweden, who never looked in danger of losing to the home favourites in Brisbane.Peter Gerhardsson’s side responded magnificently to their last-minute semi-final exit a...Full Story »

Lauren Hemp’s second-half strike helped fire England into their first World Cup final as the Lionesses sealed a 3-1 victory over co-hosts Australia in front of a sold-out crowd in Sydney.Ella Toone, who replaced the suspended Lauren James for England’s quarter-final win over Colombia, netted 36 minutes into her second start of the tournament in front of a crowd of 75,784.Australia ca...Full Story »

Sarina Wiegman admits she was unaware of just how big the rivalry is between England and Australia after Alessia Russo’s winner against Colombia sealed a 2-1 win and set up a World Cup semi-final with the co-hosts.The Lionesses fell behind after 44 minutes of their last-eight contest in Sydney when Leicy Santos looped the ball over England keeper Mary Earps, but saw her effort cancelled ou...Full Story »

Republic of Ireland manager Vera Pauw credited her side’s resilience but lauded Australia’s attacking threats despite the absence of Sam Kerr after their 1-0 defeat to the joint-hosts in the Women’s World Cup.Steph Catley’s 52nd-minute penalty was enough for the Matildas to overcome a dogged Ireland and get them off to the perfect start in Group B.The hosts were without c...Full Story »

Steph Catley ensured co-hosts Australia opened their World Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland despite the absence of star striker Sam Kerr.Catley’s second-half penalty was enough to clinch three points for the Matildas in front of a record crowd of 75,784 at Stadium Australia in Sydney.However, they had to do it the hard way after their record goalscorer Kerr was ...Full Story »

HAVE you ever wondered what a potential World Cup winner takes with her to the other side of the globe? Well, England hopeful Katie Zelem has let the cat out of the bag. Here, the Manchester United midfielder talks SunSport through her World Cup preparations Down Under — from false eyelash appointments to board games. SO Katie, it is your first World Cup and major tournament, how did ...Full Story »

Australia ended England’s 30-game unbeaten streak with a 2-0 friendly victory over the Lionesses in front of 14,489 at Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium.The world number-four ranked Lionesses, who lifted the inaugural women’s Finalissima trophy at Wembley last week, were favourites to beat the 10th-ranked but injury-plagued Matildas.But Sarina Wiegman’s side were behind...Full Story »

Lionel Messi marked his 1,000th senior appearance with the opening goal as Argentina booked their place in the World Cup quarter-finals by beating Australia 2-1.Messi produced the first moment of quality to break the deadlock towards the end of the first half and Julian Alvarez pounced on a goalkeeping error to put two-time world champions Argentina in full control early in the second.Australia ...Full Story »

Australia ignited their World Cup as a stunning header from Mitchell Duke secured a 1-0 win over Tunisia.The Socceroos had been thumped 4-1 by France in their Group D opener and knew another defeat would almost certainly send them packing.But Duke’s first-half goal set up what looks set to be a straight shoot-out with Denmark next week for a place in the last 16.Mitchell Duke scored a spec...Full Story »

Australia only needed to avoid defeat to stay in the World Cup. The Socceroos did more than that in a 1-0 win over Tunisia on Saturday. Mitchell Duke gave Australia the lead midway through the first half with a header and Australia went on to register its first win at soccer’s biggest event since a victory over Serbia back in 2010. The result means Australia still has a chance to quali...Full Story »

Australia coach Graham Arnold has urged his players to get into the faces of Tunisia to revive their World Cup hopes.The Socceroos suffered a heavy 4-1 loss at the hands of reigning champions France in their opening Group D match at Qatar 2022.Defeat against such a formidable opponent was not unexpected, but it leaves them facing a daunting task to reach the second round, with games against the ...Full Story »

Olivier Giroud equalled France’s all-time goalscoring record as his brace helped the holders recover from an early scare to make light work of Australia and begin their World Cup defence with a comfortable victory.A number of injures rocked the France squad heading into the finals and they were stunned as Craig Goodwin opened the scoring on nine minutes before rallying to record a 4-1 win....Full Story »

The Portugal star, 37, looks set to depart Old Trafford after his explosive interview with Piers Morgan. Cristiano Ronaldo has been offered a transfer to the Australian A-League this winter Credit: Getty Ronaldo blasted United’s ambitions and infrastructure, while also taking aim at boss Erik ten Hag. And the Red Devils could be ready to terminate Ronnie’s deal as a result. That ...Full Story »

St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson has backed Ryan Strain and Keanu Baccus to push for places in Australia’s World Cup squad.The pair were central to Saints’ 1-0 win over Ross County, with Richard Tait scoring the only goal of the game early in the second half.Neither player has been capped at full international level but Strain was called up to the squad last year, while Baccus played ...Full Story »