It's Beth Mead's World

Happy Friday! 68,871 people attended the opening match of the 2022 EUROs. This set a new attendance record for the tournament. England won the opening game of the tournament thanks to a Beth Mead goal.

Today's newsletter:

• Results from this week's international matches

• NWSL weekend schedule and news

• News from around the world

AFCON (July 2-July 23)

Match day three of three in the group stage starts today! In group A both Morocco and Senegal have clinched a spot in the knockout stage. In group B every team still has a chance to advance to the knockout stage. Every team in group C also still has a chance to advance.

• Group A Current Standings: Morocco (6), Senegal (6), Burkina Faso(0), Uganda (0)

• Group B Current Standings: Zambia (4), Tunisia (3), Cameroon (2), Togo (1)

• Group C Current Standings: South Africa (6), Nigeria (3), Botswana (3), Burundi (0)

Group Stage-Matchday 3 of 3  

• Friday, July 8: Morocco v Senegal @ 4:00 PM EST

• Friday, July 8: Burkina Faso v Uganda @ 4:00 PM EST

• Saturday, July 9: Cameroon v Tunisia @ 4:00 PM EST

• Saturday, July 9: Zambia v Togo @ 4:00 PM EST

• Sunday, July 10: Nigeria v Burundi @ 1:00 PM EST

• Sunday, July 10: South Africa v Botswana @ 1:00 PM EST

Shoutout to our favorite podcast host, Estelle Johnson who scored for Cameroon on Wednesday! Her goal tied the game up 1-1 which was also the final score of the game. You can listen to the podcast she hosted for us here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CxgmASKyusoiiojlDDSzg

CONCACAF Championship (July 4- July 18)

The USWNT has clinched a spot in the 2023 World Cup! Group A has played two group stage matches, while Group B will play their second games tonight.

• Group A Current Standings: USA (6), Haiti (3), Jamaica (3), Mexico (0)

• Group B Current Standings: Canada (3), Costa Rica (3), Panama (0), Trinidad and Tobago (0)

Group A Match Day 2 Results:

• Jamaica 0-5 USA: The United States looked a lot better last night then they did Monday against Haiti. There are still some things to work on but getting 5 goals is never a bad thing. Sophia Smith had a brace scoring twice in the first 8 minutes of the game. The other goals came from Lavelle, Mewis, and Rodman. Sophia Smith had an unreal goal to get the game going.

Haiti 3-0 Mexico: A tough night for Mexico that sees the host of qualifying most likely miss out on a World Cup Spot. Haiti on the other hand has looked very good in their first two games. They play Jamaica on Monday... with a World Cup birth on the line! Haiti's first two goals came from pks. In the 78' minute Sherly Jeudy scored the dagger off of a fantastic free kick. 

Group B Match day 2 Schedule:

• Friday, July 8: Trinidad and Tobago v Costa Rica @ 7:00 PM EST

• Friday, July 8: Panama v Canada @ 10:00 PM EST

EUROs (July 6- July 31)

Norway finds themselves at the top of group A after their first group stage game. All of the groups will have played their first game by the end of the weekend.

• Group A Current Standings: Norway (6), England (6), Austria (0), N. Ireland (0)

• Group B: Denmark, Finland, Germany, Spain

• Group C: Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland

• Group D: Belgium, France, Iceland, Italy

Group A Results: 

- England 1-0 Austria: England got off to a rocky start but was able to go into halftime with a 1-0 lead. Beth Mead scored in the 16' minute off of a brilliant ball from Fran Kirby. England found a way to win but will have to play better if they want to win it all.

- Norway 4-1 N.Ireland: Norway came out and put on a show in their opening match of the tournament. Goals came from Blakstad, Maanum, Graham Hansen, and Reiten. Even though they lost it was still a huge moment for N.Ireland to score their first ever goal in a major tournament. Julie Nelson got their only goal in the 49' minute. 

Group Stage- Matchday 1 of 3

• Friday, July 8: Spain v Finland @ 12:00 PM EST

• Friday, July 8: Germany v Denmark @ 3:00 PM EST

• Saturday, July 9: Portugal v Switzerland @ 12:00 PM EST

• Saturday, July 9: Netherlands v Sweden @ 3:00 PM EST

• Sunday, July 10: Belgium v Iceland @ 12:00 PM EST

• Sunday, July 10: France v Italy @ 3:00 PM EST

Copa America Femenina (July 8-29)

Copa America kicks off today! Two games take place today and then two more games will happen on Saturday. There will be no games on Sunday but the tournament will pick back up on Monday.

• Group A: Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay

• Group B: Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Group Stage- Matchday 1 of 4

• Friday, July 8: Bolivia v Ecuador @ 5:00 PM EST

• Friday, July 8: Colombia v Paraguay @ 8:00 PM EST

• Saturday, July 9: Uruguay v Venezuela @ 5:00 PM EST

• Saturday, July 9: Brazil v Argentina @ 8:00 PM EST

NWSL

Weekend Schedule:

• July 8: Orlando Pride v Houston Dash @ 7:00 PM EST

• July 8: Racing Louisville v Gotham FC @ 8:00 PM EST

• July 9: Angel City v San Diego Wave @ 10:30 PM EST

• July 10: Washington Spirit v Kansas City @ 5:00 PM EST

• July 10: Chicago Red Stars v NC Courage @ 6:00 PM EST

• July 10: OL Reign v Portland Thorns @ 6 PM EST

Trade News:

• Claire Emslie has officially signed with Angel City FC. The Scottish international was the team's second pick in the 2022 NWSL expansion draft.

• Racing Louisville have signed Thembi Kgatlana on a transfer from Atlético Madrid. Thembi was the 2018 Africa Cup of Nations Player of the Tournament.

• Phallon Tullis-Joyce has extended her contract with OL Reign through 2024.

Other NWSL News:

• Jess Fishlock was named NWSL player of the week

NEWS AROUND THE WORLD

• Caroline Weir has signed with Real Madrid

• Arsenal have loaned out Anna Patten to Aston Villa for the upcoming season

• Lena Oberdorf extends her contract with Wolfsburg until 2025

• Eva Navarro signed a one year deal with Atlético Madrid

• Katerina Svitková signs with Chelsea until 2025. The Czech international was previously at West Ham United.

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