FIFA Women’s World Cup™ on FOX and FS1 Programming Highlights: Sunday, July 23

Today’s Results:

• Sweden def. South Africa, 2- 1 (90 IN 90 HIGHLIGHTS | REPLAY)
• Netherlands def. Portugal, 1 – 0 (90 IN 90 HIGHLIGHTS | REPLAY)
• France draw Jamaica, 0 – 0 (90 IN 90 HIGHLIGHTS | REPLAY)

Must-See Moments:

• USWNT Insider Jenny Taft checks in from team camp in Auckland, New Zealand with an update on the squad
• Suits, song and the sweet beat of the drum. South Africa scores the best stadium entrance on the day
• Sweden secures a comeback victory with a last-minute header from Amanda Ilestedt
• Stefanie van der Gragt scores the game winning goal for the Dutch vs. Portugal
• Jamaica celebrates first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup point with first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup shutout

Top Stories:

• FOX Sports scores big with 5,261,000 viewers for USWNT Group Stage opening match victory vs. Vietnam
• Julie Ertz makes seamless move to center back, boosts USWNT defense
• What’s with so many PKs, and so many misses, in this Women’s World Cup?
• Marta enters her sixth Women’s World Cup seeking scoring record, Brazil’s first championship

Tonight’s Top Quotes:

• “It’s got to be better; it’s got to be more clinical. Yes, they created the opportunities and chances, but Netherlands is going to be a whole other game. If they don’t execute better in the attacking third, they’re just not going to have a chance. Yes, they got the points, they got the win, I think Vlatko is going to build on that. It’s the first game in the tournament, it’s a result, but can they get better, does it need to get better? 100 percent”
  • FOX Sports WOMEN’S WORLD CUP NOW analyst Leslie Osborne on the USWNT heading into Wednesday night | WATCH
• “And I say this often that the opening match is about getting results. When you are a team that is contending for a World Cup title, it’s about improving over the course of the tournament. Yes, you need to get going and you want to get to a point or ideally three, but you don’t want to use all your great football on day one. You want to be playing your best soccer come the knockout rounds and ultimately, the final.”
  • FOX Sports match analyst Danielle Slaton on the USWNT during her call of Netherlands vs. Portugal
• “I play for my family, my friends, and younger Black girls who haven’t had someone who looked like them and can represent them in these spaces.”
  • USWNT defender Naomi Girma on her personal journey representing the United States | WATCH
• “This South Africa team coming in against a team like Sweden … and even though it didn’t end up the way that they wanted, and ultimately they lost on a set piece, they still have to leave that field feeling good about themselves, feeling at least a sense of pride in the first game and there’s still plenty to play for. And now they’ve put everybody else on notice that it’s not just going to be pushover city – for a lot of these teams, not just South Africa.”
  • FOX Sports lead soccer analyst Alexi Lalas talks impact of South Africa’s performance vs. Sweden on STATE OF THE UNION podcast | WATCH

Top Shots

Monday’s Schedule on FS1 (All Times ET)

• 1:30 AM on FS1 – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP LIVE
  • Karina LeBlanc, Ariane Hingst, Rob Stone
• 2:00 AM on FS1 – Italy vs. Argentina
  • JP Dellacamera, Aly Wagner, Mark Clattenburg
• 4:00 AM on FS1 – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TONIGHT
  • Karina LeBlanc, Ariane Hingst, Rob Stone
• 4:30 AM on FS1 – Germany vs. Morocco
  • John Strong, Kyndra de St. Aubin, Mark Clattenburg
• 6:30 AM on FS1 – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TONIGHT
  • Carli Lloyd, Alexi Lalas, Rob Stone
• 7:00 AM on FS1 – Brazil vs. Panama
  • Jacqui Oatley, Lori Lindsey, Dr. Joe Machnik
• 9:00 AM on FS1 – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TODAY
  • Carli Lloyd, Alexi Lalas, Rob Stone
• 9:00 PM on FS1 – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP LIVE
  • Carli Lloyd, Alexi Lalas, Ariane Hingst, Karina LeBlanc, Kate Gill, Stu Holden, Rob Stone
• 10:00 PM on FS1 – Colombia vs. Korea Republic
  • Jacqui Oatley, Lori Lindsey, Dr. Joe Machnik
• WORLD CUP NOW on @FOXSoccer Twitter
  • Hosts: Leslie Osborne, Melissa Ortiz, Jimmy Conrad
  • Rotating Guests: Heather O’Reilly, Ariane Hingst, Kate Gill, Stu Holden

Full replays of each match are available on the FOX Sports app. For announcements, coverage, notes, photography and more, visit the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ page on FOX Sports Press Pass.