FIFA Women’s World Cup™ on FOX and FS1 Programming Highlights: Monday, August 7
08/07/2023
Today’s Results:
- England def. Nigeria, 0 – 0 (PK: 4 – 2) (90 IN 90 HIGHLIGHTS | REPLAY)
- Australia def. Denmark, 2 – 0 (90 IN 90 HIGHLIGHTS | REPLAY)
Must-See Moments:
- Chloe Kelly punches England’s ticket to the Quarterfinals with the final penalty kick for the Lionesses
- Step Off: England’s Lauren James receives a red card for stepping on Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie
- The WOMEN’S WORLD CUP NOW crew names their most exciting young USWNT player
- Home Cooking! A fantastic ball from Australia’s Mary Fowler springs forth a perfect finish from Caitlin Foord
- Australia’s Hayley Raso finishes off a chaotic play with precision to give The Matildas a 2-0 lead
- A star returns: Sam Kerr makes first appearance for Australia at 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Top Stories:
- Inside the nail-biting drama of the US-Sweden penalty shootout (By: Martin Rogers)
- Alex Morgan, coming off a rough World Cup, looks to the future (By: Laken Litman)
- Why USWNT fans should no longer expect to win it all every time (By: Martin Rogers)
- Sam Kerr makes highly-anticipated return as Australia rolls (By: Laken Litman)
- England overcomes Lauren James red card to beat Nigera in penalty shootout (By: Martin Rogers)
- Golden Boot race tracker: 2023 Women’s World Cup top scorers
Tonight’s Top Quotes:
- “No, it was not a millimeter. This was years in the making. This is going to haunt the players. I’ll give them credit in saying that they came out and they played; they played well, they just didn’t score a goal. But you can’t stay complacent and not evolve, and that is exactly what has happened. This is on the players, this is on Vlatko Andonovski, U.S. Soccer, that has contributed to this failure and this exit at the World Cup. The team was not prepared and a lot of these younger players, we’re going to see a new era, and a lot of these younger players, I hope will use this as a huge learning experience to get better in the future.”
- FOX Sports analyst Carli Lloyd on the USWNT after their early exit in the Round of 16 | WATCH
- “I loved it because it is saying right away, ‘This is not our standard. Anything except winning is a failure.”
- USWNT veteran Heather O’Reilly shares her thoughts about U.S. Soccer’s statement today on WOMEN’S WORLD CUP NOW | WATCH
- “The question is going to be why did it take three games for the team to actually show up in this World Cup. The damage was done in the Group Stage because of the weak performance in the Group Stage, instead of playing South Africa, you ended up having to play Sweden, the number three team in the world. Having said all that, this was without a doubt a failure of historic proportions. This U.S. team has never finished worse than third in a World Cup, so obviously going out in the Round of 16 is not good. And when I look at the previous versions of this team that won the World Cup in 2015, in 2019, this is the weakest of the three, and so ultimately, they just weren’t good enough. The way they did it was commendable, but still, the damage was done early on.”
- FOX Sports analyst Alexi Lalas reacts to the USWNT going home early | WATCH
- “That was well-coached and well-planned by England. They were able to defend, had clear structure, clear units that worked hard and they knew what they were trying to do at the end. … That was excellent defending. They made it really difficult for Nigeria to break them down, and defense is the sign of a great team that can go on and win a tournament.”
- WOMEN’S WORLD CUP NOW analyst Freya Coombe on England’s hard-fought win over Nigeria | WATCH
- “What they’re doing is – they are role models for the next generation of players that we have coming through here. You’ve got young boys and girls who are lookin gup to these players and they want to be the next Sam Kerr. So it’s really changing the face of football in this country.”
- FOX Sports analyst Kate Gill on impact Australia’s run at FIFA Women’s World Cup is having for the country | WATCH
Top Shot:
Tuesday Round of 16 Schedule on FS1 (All Times ET)
- 3:30 AM – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP LIVE
- Carli Lloyd, Alexi Lalas, Karina LeBlanc, Rob Stone
- 4:00 AM – Colombia vs. Jamaica
- Jacqui Oatley, Lori Lindsey, Dr. Joe Machnik
- 6:00 AM – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TONIGHT
- Carli Lloyd, Alexi Lalas, Ari Hingst, Rob Stone
- 7:00 AM – France vs. Morocco
- John Strong, Kyndra de St. Aubin, Dr. Joe Machnik
- 9:00 AM – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TODAY
- Carli Lloyd, Alexi Lalas, Ari Hingst, Rob Stone
- WOMEN’S WORLD CUP NOW on @FOXSoccer Twitter
- Hosts: Leslie Osborne, Melissa Ortiz, Jimmy Conrad
- Guest: Freya Coombe, Karina LeBlanc, Heather O’Reilly, 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.