they be getting on a plane and out of the first world cup. the first: the first world cup.the first half, struck in the box, perry did away but not far enough and there to get her first world cup goal. that is the first time that scotla nd goal. that is the first time that scotland women have been ahead in a world cup match and you could see how excited they were by that, how promising it seemed to be, but then into the second half, just 36 minutes and, caroline crossed and found ahead, who put it past the keeper, scott linford 2—0 and then everything seemed to be going so positively for them and then another goalfrom a set positively for them and then another goal from a set piece, that was the third one. leeann who headed across again, the keeper did manage to save it, but aaron, she did so well in the first half to get a goal in the second half, it wasjust the first half to get a goal in the second half, it was just fantastic. she held up a photograph which he had pulled out of her sock it was a picture of her as a little girl holding a football towards her family, who w

who is 2 time world cup win and referring to stay tuned to find out when i world cup special. this was me back in 99 watching the usa win the women's world cup and this is me now i'm emmy and i've been living in germany for the past 10 years but i'm originally from california. where i grew up playing football. i just sat on a plane for the last you know from berlin just arrived from us and i'm here for only one reason back in my home state of california i set out on a mission to discover what makes women's football in america so successful whereas football is the rest of the world favorite sport it's not quite the same here in fact we don't even call it football we call it soccer it's different than it is in other countries where. that is what they do but when it comes to women's soccer the usa are the best in the world if you're not watching the women what are you watching the usa have won the women's world cup not one not 2 but 3 times more than any other country while the current national team prepares to win its 4th title this summer in france i'm at the forward and star o

now the world cup attack a 4 star many of the world champions from the 2015 team will not be heading to france for many on the current roster it'll be their 1st world cup like 21 year old striker mallory's few who i think might share the spotlight with alex. the usa face thailand chile and sweden in the group phase no game is going to be an easy one and obviously having sweden right off the bat in the world cup is is going to be a challenge for us but one not where i'm embracing it and definitely looking forward to it given the history we have with them it will be alex's 3rd world cup and veteran carly lloyd's 4th. i've been candid and open that i still have a huge to significant role to play on this team. and i know that i can help my teammates with that trophy in the summer and i want to do anything i can to help this team when. i just i love winning and america loves winning the 3 time world cup winners want to ensure that they remain the world's greatest team and there's no reason to think that their dominance will and anytime soon i think the u.s. always has and always has a gre

and he has high hopes for the world cup.e world cup, the team will be taking part in a training camp in south africa. but before they leave, there is time to celebrate all they have achieved so far. the training camp will take the team thousands of miles from the security threats in kabul. and it will be the first hazrat‘s first world cup away from home. but while he is looking forward to the trip, it will mean a prolonged separation away from family, like his nephew. but the team know there is lots of work to do if they are going to make the semifinals. the team have finally arrived in the uk for the world cup, where they will play a series of one—day internationals in scotland and ireland before starting the competition. it's a chance to get used to the conditions of the uk but it's cold and wet and most of the team are fasting for ramadan so they won't be easy games. and there has been a sudden change of captain. asghar, with years of experience leading the teams, has been replaced by a new captain, gulbadin. but the team

for england to rescue the world cup, their world cup.games and caution can go to the breeze. so they are prepared to recall the batsmanjason roy, even if it means reinjuring him in the short term, tuesday's defeat to australia it was their third in the tournament already. i asked the captain if the players had let him down. no, i cannot fault them. they have produced in every single game. we have let themselves down is adapting to conditions. it has been a bigger challenge than previous bilateral series that we have played, so tomorrow is going to be the exact same. we will have to adapt to conditions, playing against a strong side in india, world cup, a home world cup for your own country is an extremely privileged position to be in and presents a huge opportunity. tomorrow games left, to win that, we have to go to the world cup final. there is still a lot on the line and we are looking forward to it. india in contrast could come you're feeling india in contrast could come here feeling bright and breezy, their world cup has gone to plan

if you have any i do think the usa will win the women's world cup this summer but who do you think will win who would eat the netherlands for a 0 maybe england's only movie since your closer look at the teams taking part of the $29000.00 world. he's previously revealed his favorites now it's time for the potential surprise packages. so i mean given you the big favorites for this year's world cup title now i'm going to go through some of the teams that may have slipped under your radar now as i'm basically just an idiot i've got someone who really knows what they're talking about to help me out. i want twice the. current goalkeeper coach from the apartments on in the m.w.'s now before i get into the outsiders for the crown 1st i want to celebrate a big moment for 4 countries south africa jamaica. and scotland what do these nations from 4 different corners of the globe have in common they all qualified for the women's world cup for the 1st time ever congratulations to them on an achievement that could mean everything for the development of women's football i mean so many teams stepped up

afghanistan will play in their second world cup. camps of pakistan to top—flight competition, afghan cricket has had an amazing journey. and the team is now among the top ten in the world. but this isn't just a sport. it is a passion that unites a country torn apart by a0 years of war. commentator: rashid khan has got it! with celebrity players in international leagues. doing well, to bring the smiles on the faces of people back home. in this world cup year, we meet the players taking the sport to the next level, and hoping their lives will be transformed in the process. hazratullah shahidi hopes this will be his year. until he was 15, he had only played cricket with a tennis ball. hazratullah shahidi hopes this will be his year. until he was 15, he had only played cricket with a tennis ball. now, atjust 21, he's hoping to make the afghan squad for the 2019 cricket world cup. since then, hazratullah has gone on to become a world—class batsman. in 2019, he broke a world record, hitting 16 sixes in a match against ireland. and he hope

the germans are strong starters at the world cup. r opening game. china are 14 places below them in the world rankings. to be expected, with one of the best players in the world, dzsenifer marozsan. the first half was full of german errors and chinese chances, which they failed to capitalise on. one of them was a sloppy pass, meaning gu yasha could run free. yang li, who she passed to, took her time — something you can't afford to do against the germans. germany dominated the ball but did not much else with it, meaning somehow it was goalless at half—time. but it all picked up in the second half — the deadlock finally broken by dzsenifer marozsan‘s corner turned into a sensational strike by teenager giulia gwinn. the first goal and the first competitive game by germany's new coach. much to her relief, that one goal was all it took to secure those three crucial points. they survived an onslaught of chinese miss chances with a lifeline from a teenager. mirium—walker khan, bbc news. spain are playing south africa in group b. african play

out of the world cup in adelaide.ngland out of the world cup in adelaide. one day fortu nes the world cup in adelaide. one day fortunes have changed dramatically since then but it's still the world cup that counts, and two winds from three is where both of these teams need to be. now we're going to stay with cricket because jimmy anderson joined us in the studio a little earlier. he's been talking tojohn watson about his career in the week that he launched a new book about his life in the sport and beyond. it's great to have you with us. highs and lows in your career. let's ta ke highs and lows in your career. let's take a look at your test wickets, 575, that's an incredible number. did you ever think you'd get to that figure? some of your best figures as well. it's amazing. i still can't really believe it, to be honest. as a kid all i wanted to do was play cricket. it's amazing, and to have achieved what i have, it is still slightly surreal. did you ever think that would be passable, just looking at the highs and low

world record at a world cup.eather out there at the moment, pouring with rain across the north, but it's notjust here in the uk where we're getting the really unsettled weather. in fact, much of western europe, all the way down to spain and portugal are experiencing below average temperatures and quite changeable weather. now there's a big low pressure is stuck across northern france, around the channel here, and as long as there is low pressure here things aren't going to change. it will remain very, very unsettled. winds coming in across the north of europe but the winds will have to swing back around again. and they are blowing out of the south around central and eastern parts of the continent. that's the yin and yang of weather. one side of europe is hot and sunny and the other side is paying for it and it is cool and very, very wet. so here's the rain, early hours of wednesday morning. the low pressure, we've already established that, it's parked across this part of europe. so you can see spells of unsettled

it means the canadians are up and running at this world cup. earlier in the] day, japan world cup.er in thej day, japan began their campaign. the champions of 2011 and runners—up in 2015 were expected to make light work of argentina, playing in only their third world cup. japan dominated throughout but they were utterly toothless in attack and failed to capitalise on any of the numerous chances they created, argentina had an opportunity to snatch victory later on but fancy footwork was not matched by the finish. to both sides take one point from a goalless draw and it is argentina's first—ever point in a world cup finals match but for the japanese it will feel like two points dropped. there are three more games on tuesday — including new zealand against netherlands in group e. and we also get our first look at the world champions usa. they begin the defence of their title against thailand, with chile and sweden the other teams in group f. in men's european qualifiers spain have beaten sweden 3—0 to move five points clear at the top of group f. after a goalless first 45 minutes, ser

it is notjust scotland women's first world cup.f scottish children will grow up with female footballers who inspire them. come on, scotland! yay! the women take it more seriously than the men. the men, like, fall over more often. going into this match bottom of their group, scotland had to deliver on the pitch. no easy task, with opponents japan seventh in the world. and they showed why. 20 minutes in, a mistake by the scotland captain rachel corsie gifted mana iwabuchi a free strike. and it was the scotland captain who gave away the second goal, also, needlessly bringing down yuika sugasawa. she sent lee alexander the wrong way. it was a more positive scotland in the second half. erin cuthbert hitting the post. then, calls for a penalty from cuthbert, but they were waved away without consulting the video assistant referee. minutes before the end, retribution, with cuthbert pouncing on a mistake, and lana clelland did the rest. another loss, but still hope of getting to the knockout stages. scotland, though, will have to rely on re

not ready for their world cup china to end yetm says there are not ready for their world cup china tovery disappointing. we have achieved great things getting here but we know we can do better than this. i cannot imagine thisjourney to end on wednesday. that thought hasn't even crossed my mind because i believe it is not done yet. so england against japan, scotland against argentina, both it o'clock kick—offs on wednesday. you can follow those matches on bbc sport on television, radio and online. both the england and scotland games kick off at 8 o'clock on wednesday. england top group d and need to only avoid defeat againstjapan to stay top. the equation, a little more complex for scotland — beat argentina and they'll still be nervously looking at other results. staying with football and chelsea's search for a new manager after maurizio sarri left to become the new head coach atjuventus. derby boss frank lampard remains the favourite for a return to stamford bridge. i caught up with our reporter simon stone a little earlier for more on that story as well as latest on paul pogba's futu

england again scotland is always special at again scotland is always special at a world cup. —— it could scarcely have felt more important. england are one of the best in the world, scotland had never been better. but for a rivalry as old as this, it began in the most modern way. var cold upon to see a scottish handball. that was the evidence, and that was the result. nikita parris, perhaps fittingly, scoring in france. this was scotland's first at a world cup, and had it not been for goalkeeper lee alexander, it could have been well beyond your reach. but in a moment the mood changed, claire emslie scored. the first game is always the most difficult game, certain standards, and the players know that we have to keep meeting those standards, we cannot drop below those standards, and if we do we get second—half performances like we had. i wanted us to play like we did in the first half of the full match. we wa nt in the first half of the full match. we want to be here for the next 37 days, and to do that, every single one of us, myself included, have to keep driving standards a

are you ready to pack for world cup? are you ready to go?t i've managed to get through this, but as long as i have my boots i think i'll be ok. we look at the scotla nd think i'll be ok. we look at the scotland squad, there's so many players. so many members, do you know if you're prepared? yes, it gives us more of an insight of who will be plank against, we've got just a case of getting the tactics and the team right on the day and obviously that is up to shelley and we trust everything that the staff have for us. steve clark popped his head around, how do you feel that that just how much head around, how do you feel that thatjust how much the game has evolved in this country? it certainly has come a small thing like that matters. and yeah, it's the small little things that make us feel respected. how you feeling? a bit nervous. i do not know what to expect i think will thrive in that environment though. have a safe journey and thank you very much. tomorrow, scotland will fly and we are taught there a rumour that they may even be some bagpi

the women's world cup has not yet sta rted women's world cup has not yet started but already the issuebout and that's because the usa world cup winner hope solo the skype fifa i5 world cup winner hope solo the skype fifa is being entrenched in so —— chauvini5m over prize money. the usa i5 chauvini5m over prize money. the usa is taking legal action over their preparation for similar reasons and nobody‘s play at once be representing her country in this tournament because of a dispute. jane beattie wa5 tournament because of a dispute. jane beattie was asked ju5t tournament because of a dispute. jane beattie was asked just a few hours ago about the issue and she 5aid hours ago about the issue and she said she acknowledged it was still a factor in the room in's game but great strides have been taken. —— in the women's game. they are entitled to their own opinion and they are doing their own thing but all i can see is the scottish fa has massively backed as from the moment to be qualified for two tournaments and they have been great with us. the have been giving us great with us. the have be

knocked us out of the world cup in1998 as moment. knocked us out of the world cup in 1998 as well.standing history between both sets of countries, but when we looked at the group, we saw the rivalry of scotla nd group, we saw the rivalry of scotland and argentina, and what you have got with this game is the football history rivalry. and i think that is what we have to handle tomorrow, a country unbelievably proud. when you look at the reaction of those players, when they got their first world cup point, against japan, special they got their first world cup point, againstjapan, special moment for their country. you look at that, they give their kids 90 minutes off school to watch that game against japan, that is what it means to that country. they are going to show the same kind of fight that you expect from any argentinian game, they have quality and a little number ten who isa quality and a little number ten who is a fantastic little player, which most argentinian teams of the last 20 years have had, i special number ten. massive similarities. if you watch them play, they play lik

the women's world cup starts this week in france.nt can help grow the game across the globe. but there is one success story that will forever go down in women's football history. japan, who scotland and england will face in group d, won the competition in 2011, but the victory came after unspeakable national tragedy. 0ur sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin has been injapan and has the story. the world cup in germany, 2011. against all the odds, japan are crowned champions. a road to glory paved by, even inspired by, tragedy. just a few weeks earlier, this was japan. a huge tsunami follows a massive earthquake. parts of the country were completely devastated. those who watched as they prepared for the world cup say they almost pulled out. instead, they won it. that when back in 2011 has become as much a part of the culture here as neon lights and karaoke. national identity and pride here are just so important. but i wonder if that moment in time has actually helped grow the game. the japanese fa say yes, attendances and partici

so to the cricket world cup, it's all over for west indies.emi finals after losing to india, who remain unbeaten and looking so strong ahead of their next match, against england on sunday. there was hope for west indies, as they chased 269 to win...but after a batting collapse they never got close, under the wamr sunshine in manchester as patrick geary reports. squint your eyes and manchester could have been mum buy. this is the carnival that follows the world cup around the country. may going to beat everyone. england is going to lose, too. i do not sense any nerves around here, you are so confident. yes, we are. the team is so good! was so hard to hear anything in this atmosphere. west indies reviewed the second noise ended his innings. officially the best one—day batsmen in the world, no wonder they are confident. the last indian captain charged mr and were somehow not dismissed. he had two chances and could grab neither. india seemed set to go big, when suddenly he was gone and with him the noise. india only had 180, they needed tomorrow.

organisers will use the tournaments to aid their preparation for the men's world cup in 2022. a cup winner and leyton orient manager justin edinburgh has been admitted to hospital after being suddenly taken ill this morning. orient were promoted to league two after winning the national league this season. and the funeral of the former arsenal forward, jose antonio reyes, has been held in his home town of utrera in southern spain today. the 35—year—old was killed in a car crash over the weekend. a little over a month until england begin the netball world cup, and tracey neville's announced she'll step down as head coach after the tournament. she's been in the job for five years, leading the team to that brilliant gold medal at last year's commonwealth games. neville says her desire to have a family is the main reason for standing down. tamsin greenway is one of those in contention to replace neville, and spoke to olly foster a little earlier. what she and the team of achieved in four years have been incredible both on and off the court for supper when you listen to her reasons a

they are unbeaten in the world cup. he best batsman in the world and as for pakistan, well they have never beaten india in a cricket world cup match. but as they showed in victory over england when they do click they are capable of doing something very special indeed. of course the only other big factor is the weather. there is the threat of more showers here tomorrow afternoon but fingers crossed we will get to see what could be one of the matches of this world cup. charu sharma joins me now. 1 billion fingers will be crossed. make that 1.5. i often think the early stages of the cricket world cup is like a phoney war. how much is this to admit need this match now just to get ourjuices flowing? this tournament needs 100 overs tomorrow, thatis tournament needs 100 overs tomorrow, that is important. i do not think the weather will allow that to happen. there are two different stories. one is the value of the match itself, which is limited. these are not the two best teams of the tournament, it is not like a final before a

the fundamental fact remains england lost their last game in the world cup. to deal with the feet when you lose so rarely? now come out the key presents a huge opportunity to learn more about your game, to try and improve. games where we have been defeated probably heavily in the past, we have probably learned the most because we have still managed to stay in the game, we have remained ina to stay in the game, we have remained in a headspace really believe we can still win the game. and that shows probably a lot more to us and to our supporters about what they don't see all the time. they see an exciting team the majority of the time and we lose games, we want to see character, we wa nt to games, we want to see character, we want to see another side of our game. if and when are feeling the expectation, the pressure of being the pretournament favourite for this world cup, then maybe that is something that bangladesh could exploit. that was a point i put to their captain here today. there is pressure and the people are expecting that england will be taking the

i think pack for a world cup? are you ready? ithinki pack for a world cup? are you ready? won't find out what's really in my bag until i get to france. i managed to get through two days of training, as long as i have my boots, i think i will be ok. what do you think for the first match against england? when you look at the squad, there are so many players who play week in are so many players who play week in a week out against a member of scotland's team. do you think that has prepared the players?m scotland's team. do you think that has prepared the players? it gives us an has prepared the players? it gives us an insight into the players we wa nt to us an insight into the players we want to be playing against. we know what we've got in our locker, it is just of the case of getting the tactics in the team right on the day. obviously that is up to shelley, we trust everything that the staff are telling us. last night, an olympic legend came to speak to you, what did she say and how did she inspire you? she basically told us stories of her past olympic games. to be honest, e

the biggest game of the world cup so far. it didn't take long for shikhar dhawan to find the right shoe. not to be outdone, sharma went louder. the blue orchestra approved and things looked ominous. one had to be patient to get to 99 it was made to wait a little longer before his century. shikhar dhawan‘s downfall was where the patient centred and the best batsmen in the world began to make his mark. it wasn't just about virat kohli. he wasn't just about virat kohli. he was ably assisted. and what earlier was ably assisted. and what earlier was on a mess had become 352 runs and the highest total australia conceded at a world cup. work to do. india were never going to make that work easy and it took australia time to get going. when they did, it looked like the crowd might need some shelter but the australian captain needed to keep his concentration. when it faulted, aggression. steve smith tried to pick up the pace of the chase with some success pick up the pace of the chase with some success but when he crucial wicket fell,

japan, as we have mentioned, with the 2015 runners up in the 2011 winners of the world cup. play very well in the she believes cup in february and march. their opening match against argentina was lacklustre, in a 0—0 draw. the calibre of the young and emerging team, that is quite encouraging for scotla nd team, that is quite encouraging for scotland and it was a shock result for them. shelley carey spoke yesterday in her media conference and said despite that, we must not underestimate japan at all, because they are known for being a technical side and they are very well organised, and they will bring their best game today, because they will best game today, because they will be injured and be licking their wounds after that 0—0 draw against argentina. scotland, too, realise that they have to get something out of this match, so they must bring their best game also. live coverage across the bbc and kick—off is at 2pm. you can watch that match on bbc one. that is all this but for now, we will have more in the next hour. —— that is all the sport for now. hello this is bbc news.

i dreamed of playing at a world cup. i didn't know if scotland would ever make a world cup.e part of this team that is making history. when england and scotland walk out onto this pitch, they'll be taking part in the most eagerly anticipated women's world cup yet. there's more investment in the women's game now, the audiences are bigger and the standard is higher but still significant issues in the sport remain. a video announcing germany's squad went viral after it highlighted some of the struggles they've faced in the game. fifa accept women's football still has some way to go in its fight for equality. our ultimate goal is to reach the moment where we aren't going to talk about women's football and men's football, that we just consider football as a game for everyone. this tournament could be transformational. there's already a feel—good factor, and now the football's begun, both teams here will be hoping to capture the world's attention. katie gornall, bbc news, nice. the signs are encouraging for this tournament. there is more broadcast and tournament backing than there

a mere $1700000.00 to the men's $5300000.00 that they won after losing in the 16th round of the world cup we won our gold cup title yet we're paid less than the man so i stand with 2 women for better pay equal pay and i wish him the best of luck in the rest of the world cup term. so erica mentions the money but it's not even just that a look here on you tube this just came in live from elizabeth rainey who says i wish we did not schedule other major tournaments like the copa america during the women's world it seems like it is not in service to the women so not just about pay but about eyeballs and about promotion where do you fall on that i mean none of this is in service to women i mean that i think sometimes gets buried in the complexity of the issue itself none of this is answers to women and that is the true problem so the problem is if we take the united states for example the viewers have said it it's in the most recent lawsuit that the team filed that there was a time in the u.s. soccer federation where the women were carrying the financials as as in they were making the money for

is this the moment pakistan shook up the world cup? patrick geary, bbc news.eading right to the wire, the latest i can tell you is england needs 36 to win the last 16 balls. chris walks and mowing allie at the crease for england, so it is going to be incredibly tight. england will be disappointed with the way they perform, particularly in the field, those dropped catches, those missed opportunities, and indeed the way they started their innings, but butler and root two terrific centuries from them, if they can put off of victory in this circumstance, just imagine what it will do for england's confidence going further into the tournament. the one thing we can be sure of it's been a terrific spectacle, fantastic entertainment for this crowd. but as we head into the very closing overs, england needing 36 to win of the last 16 balls it's going to be very tight 0llie. it is going to be, a indie swiss, our correspondent. we will have the results for you later in the programme. to a half overs to 90, in the programme. to a half overs to go, or something like that. ca

they world cup has weighted its own. they world cup has gone on around it. a start? when did o'clock bowled trent. they gain ground slowly, but lost a stumps rapidly. faf du plessis next. and after 50 hashim amla two. no escape for the men in black. it took until the 42nd over and to break free. that monthly start of a south african scramble four runs, he finished on a high, making 67 of his team's 241. but thatis making 67 of his team's 241. but that is not evasive trail. south africa's world cup chances more based on defending a small total. the balance was about to ship. that plan pirouette was followed by several other dizzy kiwis. ross taylor, then ken latham, 80—4, south africa were in this. still out there was kane williamson, new zealand's captain and star. is regarded as one of the best batsman in the world because of shots like this in situations like this. in games like this there are always was. imran tahir close. in fact, this there are always was. imran tahir close. infact, it this there are always was. imran tahir close. in fact, it would have

, some of the scenes peek during the world cup.ew in february, that does not mean they will not come to fruition in this world cup. i would certainly not discount them and if england find themselves coming against the usa, i would not like to put a bet on england winning. i think the usa are self favourites to ta ke think the usa are self favourites to take this term. if england make it through, they will face norway or australia. we already have one quarter—finalist. two time winners germany are into the last eight after a comfortable 3—0 win over nigeria in grenoble. however, var was once again influential. as miriam walker khan reports. the last time they beat a european tea m the last time they beat a european team was the world cup. it was a tall order for team was the world cup. it was a tall orderfor nigeria. team was the world cup. it was a tall order for nigeria. back on the bench, out with a broken toe. 20 minutes, the nigeria bubble was burst. a corner find minutes, the nigeria bubble was burst. a cornerfind its minutes,

and at the women's world cup excitement builds as one of the term tournaments favorites germany open the round of 16 with a clash against 90 area later today. i'm nick spicer thanks for joining us. it's american officials say that planes were in the air and battleships in position but at the last minute u.s. president donald trump decided against military strikes on targets in iran he said the likely death toll would have been too high iran meanwhile has said it will respond firmly to any u.s. threats as tensions between tehran and washington continue to rise with these pieces of debris almost triggered a war visibly beaming the iranian military presents the remains of an american drone teheran claims it had penetrated iranian airspace that's why they shot it down. the u.s. military said the drones were actually in international airspace an american counterattack on iranian radar and rocket positions was imminent trump said on friday but the expected death toll would have been around $150.00 and he said because of this he decided to call off the attack so you know what they shut down

is a distance dream for them as a women's world cup in powers it sounds for the super falcons to gain the much needed support they crave. the super falcons have undeniably been the definition of super on the pitch in africa 9 times it up but all that 9 times they are chopped. up so good basic. simple fact has been the best enough week up books on the field. been the one that has brought glory to the contrary as a team as a nation. sometimes it's the girls off to since the last women's world cup they've been forced to hit the streets in protest of the falcons carrying placards begging to be paid marching to the presidential phila and national assembly this issue was partially result but there's still a ways to go. we need a lot of motivation a lot of support a lot of that a long time our outcome you know him you know may cost more that yes this people are really there to support us the current world cup holders the u.s. women's team have taken the issue of inequality to court alleging gender discrimination in the face of salary and nearly every other aspect of their working conditions

at home world cup. but i won't crack any 71 joke i promise. maybe and 2018 world out in the quarterfinals again geez what the hell has happened to her. as brazil prepares to host this year's cup america i met fans . i met a player. i visited brazil's neighbors paraguayan argentina. i wonder. when they come. and they even met a world champion open it up or to what only. to find out what caused the downfall of resilient football and what to expect a couple america here in brazil time to have a word for the brazil. and off we go to. america's opening game will take place on june the 14th from there it's only an hour drive to some 2 it's a town very brazil's king of football runs tries to play every street corner briefs football and so does every texan driver. who comes into my seat that the thank yous and some of the more he does he's so nice to me in my. bedroom a month. into me. it's hard not to be reminded of the days when brazil dominated the world and of course neymar also started his career at someti

the women's world cup so you've covered. whether they different facilities to some degree between the men's world cup in russia was last year and here in france for the women's smaller state stages have been used to some degree for game on friday night in paris and 40000 seat. stadium rather than the start of france which is far bigger so they're not using that say the biggest stadiums in places also teams don't have 6 training bases like they do at the men's world cup and course there won't be as many fans this time as well and still a big challenge let's watch the ring more fans in so the tournament to actually see the best women players but in comparison to other women's well cops is it better a range does it feel as though women's football has arrived. well it certainly seems that feat for is taking women's football far more seriously than many years ago there really is a ramping up of the structure around the for the moment and that's why you're seeing these clubs where the players come from the sebring compensation out

football team of the women's world cup for south africa they got power to they going to get the same bonuses that the guys get so they did things do you all screw for the well cup started meanwhile the super falcons is life. you're always going on strike trying to get your money how is your power telling me. yes they were fighting about that because in my country the guys like it's way way higher than the female side so it was actually if it got even gets to half the men like the guys because we will grow it for the country so busy i think with more than what we're getting or when fighting this for a long time i think it's not even. close to our busy fighting for and i i hope it gets close because really. it's a bit embarrassing for me really because as much as i wanted to focus on reporting the fact that we had to be turns out to walk up watching from a cutting goal like i can do stories like that because i have to talk about the fact that we do girls can not be in pain which is a bit of brass and then most people get in half of what the men are getting than the men how are you reall

for one lioness this world cup isa friday.d cup is a bit of a coming—of—age. go back to 2015 and alex greenwood was the youngest lioness in the world cup at canada. this year the now manchester united captain says she is using that experience to help the youngest member of the squad this time around. i think i'm really different to howl time around. i think i'm really different to how i was four years ago in the sense of i am more mature. probably know the game a lot better than i did then. i think the game has moved on so much in four years that georgia has probably progressed more than i did at her age but she is a fantastic talent andl age but she is a fantastic talent and i will give herthe age but she is a fantastic talent and i will give her the best advice ican coming and i will give her the best advice i can coming into the tournament, but she doesn't need much advice. she will be a really talented player. alex, georgia, and the rest of the lionesses have their focus firmly set on the game against argentina on friday.

football as nigeria cameroon and south africa get ready to represent the continent in the women's world cup and they put the challenges behind them on excel in the competition. and you my kids you know it's my name welcome to the program now the central african republic has seen more than its fair share of peace deals none of which have actually brought peace to the fractured country any of this year parties put pen to paper yet again pledge in peace now the president has started consultations about free conservation begins with one boy who doesn't yet know what that means because all he can remember is the violence. heavy can't sleep at night his mother also got rain says son his night man is only doing the drawings cannot have a stop seeing the pictures that haunted him. to get to sleep i have to draw every time to get the images out of my head. at his just 12 years old his drawings are always the same pickup trucks with machine guns mounted on the back a body in a river a house on fire with his dad inside. what made me draw this picture that my father and i were going to move by a distri

the women's world cup so you've covered. whether they different facilities to some degree between the men's world cup in russia last year and here in france for the women's smaller stadium stages have been used to some degree for game on friday night in paris and i think 40000 seat. stadium rather than the start of france which is far bigger so they're not using that say the biggest stadiums in places also teams don't have fixed training bases like they do at the men's world cup and course there won't be as many fans this time as well and it's still a big challenge let's watch the bring more fans into the tournament to actually see the best women players but in comparison to other women's well cops is it better rains does it feel as though women's football has arrived. well it certainly seems that feat for is taking women's football far more seriously than many years ago that really is a ramping up of the structure around the for the moment and that's why you're seeing these clubs where the players come from the sea being co

a mere $1700000.00 to the men's $5300000.00 that they won after losing in the 16th round of the world cup we won our little cup title again we're paid less than the man so i stand with 2 women for better pay equal pay and i wish him the best of luck in the rest of the world cup term. so erica mentions the money but it's not even just that a look here on you tube this just came in live from elizabeth rainey who says i wish we did not schedule other major tournaments like the copa america during the women's world it seems like it is not in service to the women so not just about pay but about eyeballs and about promotion where do you fall on that i mean that of this is in service to women i mean that that i think sometimes gets buried in the complexity of the issue itself not of this is answers to women and that is the true problem but the problem is if we take the united states for example the viewers have said it it's in the most recent lawsuit that the team filed that there was a time in the u.s. soccer federation where the women were carrying the financials as as in they were making the

for south africa, all that is left to play for in this world cup is pride.e and may rank as the worst in the country's history. what they needed was a spark, something to cling onto and this was the very first ball of the day. the worst possible start. before anyone really got started. 0thers fared just a little better, sri lanka, the sta kes a re just a little better, sri lanka, the stakes are rising with every match. still, within touching distance of the semifinal. but they did not need was this. hard to come by, too often wea k was this. hard to come by, too often weak it's being given away, slow sri lankan progress with only brief fleeting rest bite. they eventually stopped altogether. an entirely swarm of bees, but it was only a minor invasion, not enough to stop them from falling for long. all out forjust 203. them from falling for long. all out for just 203. but them from falling for long. all out forjust 203. but given the kind of performance south africa have managed with this world cup, even that seem to challenge, even particularly the latest bat

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for england to rescue the world cup, their world cup, they have to games for england to rescue the worldroy, even if it risks reinjuring him in the short term. tuesday's defeat to australia was their third in the tournament already. i asked the captain if his players had let him down. no, i can't fault the commitment or application that the guys have produced in every single game. where we've let ourselves down as a group is adapting to conditions. it's been a bigger challenge in this world cup than previous bilateral series that we've played so tomorrow is going to be the exact same, we're going to have to adapt to conditions and playing against a strong side in india. playing in a home world cup for your home country is an extremely privileged position to be in, it presents a huge opportunity, two more group stage games left. if we win the two, go through to a semifinal to win that, we will go through to a world cup final so there is still a lot on the line and we are really looking forward to it. while india, in contrast, could come to edgbaston here feeling bright and breezy. their w