FIFA Women’s World Cup™ on FOX and FS1 Programming Highlights: Thursday, July 27

Today’s Results:

• Portugal def. Vietnam, 2 – 0 (90 IN 90 HIGHLIGHTS | REPLAY)
• Nigeria def. Australia, 3 – 2 (90 IN 90 HIGHLIGHTS | REPLAY)

Must-See Moments:

• Asisat Oshoala comes off the bench and thrills with epic finish that proved the difference for Nigeria in upset win over Australia
• Nigeria levels the match right before half thanks to a well-timed finish by Super Falcons forward Uchenna Kanu
• Portugal’s Kika Nazareth springs forward to double their lead to 2-0 vs. Vietnam
• Play-by-play announcer Jacqui Oatley and match analyst Lori Lindsey check in from the pitch before calling Australia vs. Nigeria
• How confident are Heather O’Reilly, Karina LeBlanc, Melissa Ortiz and Jimmy Conrad that the U.S. can win their group?

Top Stories:

• World Cup shocker: Nigeria stuns host Australia, 3-2 (By Martin Rogers)
• USWNT ‘learned a few lessons’ from clawing back against the Netherlands (By: Doug McIntyre)
• Lindsey Horan sets a fiery example for young USWNT (By: Laken Litman)
• USA vs. Portugal: Everything to know, how to watch group-stage finale
• Women’s World Cup Group scenarios: How each team advances to round of 16 (By: Martin Rogers)

Tonight’s Top Quotes:

• “Well done, Nigeria. It is not easy against a very, very good Australian team – in Australia, in the World Cup. They deserve a tremendous amount of credit for never giving up, playing all the way through the end…This is a huge, huge result and it puts Australia in a really, really difficult position in that third game.”
  • FOX Sports soccer analyst Alexi Lalas on Nigeria’s inspiring win over Australia | WATCH

• ”And that is the goal the Australia desperately needed! The sellout crowd in Brisbane is absolutely delirious! And that changes the dynamic of Tony Gustafson’s halftime team toward now, frustrated in this first half, fine play by [Katrina-Lee] Gorry, [Caitlin] Foord and [Emily] Van Egmond with the finish.”
  • FOX Sports play-by-play announcer Jacqui Oatley following a clutch Australian goal to open the scoring vs. Nigeria | WATCH

• “I think you do need to make bold decisions in that moment.”
  • FOX Sports analyst and former Matildas striker Kate Gill dishes on the different dynamic a super sub could make for the U.S. | WATCH

• “I think we were all sitting here like at minute 60, 70, even 80, just like come on – when are you going to sub someone on and specifically Lynn Williams? Because a game like this served so purposely for her because they needed someone to press their center back, they needed someone aggressive, they needed someone to really join in win balls over, be fast on the break. And we got that yes – we did get that out of Sofia and Trinity, but why not add in another dynamic to it, and why not give Lynn a World Cup game experience before moving on to the next match? So it’ll be interesting to see if she does get in the next match, but I do question why Vlatko decided not to make it.”
  • WOMEN’S WORLD CUP NOW analyst Melissa Ortiz on how the USWNT could have benefited from a few well-timed substitutions vs. Netherlands | WATCH

Top Shots

Tonight and Tomorrow Morning’s Schedule on FS1 (All Times ET)

• 7:00 PM on FS1 – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP LIVE
  • Carli Lloyd, Alexi Lalas, Ari Hingst, Heather O’Reilly, Karina LeBlanc, John Strong, Stu Holden, Chris Fallica
• 8:00 PM on FS1 – Argentina vs. South Africa
  • JP Dellacamera, Aly Wagner, Dr. Joe Machnik
• 4:00 AM on FS1 – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TONIGHT
  • Heather O’Reilly, Karina LeBlanc, John Strong
• 4:30 AM on FS1 – England vs. Denmark
  • Jacqui Oatley, Lori Lindsey, Mark Clattenburg
• 6:30 AM on FS1 –  FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TONIGHT
  • Heather O’Reilly, Karina LeBlanc, John Strong
• 7:00 AM on FS1 –  China PR vs. Haiti
  • Jenn Hildreth, Warren Barton, Dr. Joe Machnik
• WORLD CUP NOW on @FOXSoccer Twitter
  • Hosts: Leslie Osborne, Melissa Ortiz, Jimmy Conrad
  • Guest: Kate Gill

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.