Alex Popp Makes History

Happy Monday! Alex Popp made history in the quarterfinals by becoming the first player to score in four straight games at a single Euros.

Today's newsletter:

• International Tournament news

• News from around the world

AFCON (July 2-July 23)

South Africa are WAFCON champions for the first time! They defeated Morocco 2-1 in the final. South Africa got out to a 2-0 lead but Morocco did make the end of the game interesting by scoring in the 81' minute. Fans showed out to the final as the 53,000-seat stadium was filled.

Zambia defeated Nigeria 1-0 in the third place game.

EUROS (July 6- July 31)

England, Germany, Sweden and France have advanced to the semi-finals.

England came back to beat Spain 2-1 in the quarterfinals. England got down in the 54' minute but pulled off the comeback in extra time. The comeback started in the 84' minute when Ella Toone scored. Spain had all the momentum but after that goal the stadium came alive again. Georgia Stanway had an absolute stunner of a goal in the 96' minute to win it for England. With England going to the semi-finals the hope of "it's coming home" is still alive.

Germany still have a chance to win their 9th Euro. They were able to defeat Austria 2-0 in the quarterfinals. It was a much closer game than most people thought it would be. It was 1-0 up until the 90' minute when Alex Popp put the game out of reach. Austria got unlucky a few times considering they hit the woodwork three times throughout the game.

Sweden needed a last minute winner to beat Belgium in the quarterfinals. Linda Sembrant was able to score in the 90+2 minute to win it for Sweden. Sweden had 33 shots compared to Belgium's three. Out of those 33 shots only 9 were on target. Belgium gave it everything they had and showed they have what it takes to compete with the top teams.

France was able to get a 1-0 win over the Netherlands. It took until the 102' minute to do so. Eve Perisset was able to convert her PK in order to give France the win. France had 13 shots on target compared to the Netherlands 1 shot on target.

Semi-Final Games:

• England v Sweden @ 3 PM EST (July 26)

• Germany v France @ 3 PM EST (July 27)

Copa America Femenina (July 8-29)

The semi-finals are set! Colombia will play Argentina on Monday at 8 PM EST. Brazil will face Paraguay Tuesday at 8 PM EST.

Chile is headed to the FIFA inter-continental World Cup Playoff after defeating Venezuela in the 5th place game. They were able to win 4-2 in PKs after regular time ended in a 1-1 draw.

NEWS AROUND THE WORLD

• Amel Majri signs contract extension with Lyon until 2026

• Lydia Williams officially signs a 1-year contract with PSG

• French international Claire Lavogez signs with KC Current through 2023 with an option for 2024

• Valentina Giacinti departs AC Milan and is headed too AS Roma. She signed a 3 year deal.

• Chelsea sign 18 year old Lucy Watson on a two year deal

• Angelica Soffia leaves AS Roma for AC Milan. She signed through 2024.

• Sarah Zadrazil hit 100 caps for Austria

• Shanshan Wang hit 100 caps for China

• Patri Guijarro hit 50 caps for Spain

• Alisha Lehmann extends her contract with Aston Villa until 2023

• Lucía García signs with Manchester United until 2024