Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Korea Republic face a huge hurdle at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France, having been drawn into Group A which features 1995 winners Norway, African powerhouse Nigeria and the in-form host nation.
Despite the daunting tasks facing them, however, forward Yeo Min-ji is confident that her side is capable of springing a surprise or two.
"This is our third Women's World Cup campaign," said the 25-year-old striker.
"Four years ago, we reached the Round of 16 in Canada (for the first time) so the expectations are high heading to France this time around. Our men's team performed well in last year’s World Cup and we want to impress the watching world at France just like they did in Russia.
"For me, this is my first Women's World Cup. I missed out on Canada 2015 due to an unexpected injury. I had participated in the U-17 and U-20 Women's World Cups so I can't wait for my Women's World Cup debut in France."
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Two of Asia's biggest stars are one step away from receiving a major global honour, with Australia's Sam Kerr and Japan's Saki Kumagai among the five nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year Award.
The duo is joined by Pernille Harder of Denmark, Lindsey Horan of the United States and Ada Hegerberg, Kumagai's Olympique Lyonnais teammate, who won the first ever Women's Ballon d'Or in 2018.
The publicly-voted award, which will be announced on May 22, has never been won by an Asian player since its inception in 2015, and this year's edition is the first time two Asian players have reached the top five.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Wycombe: Korea Republic captain Cho So-hyun emerged as the hero, scoring the winning spot-kick that took West Ham United to their first ever Women's FA Cup Final on Sunday.
Cho's decisive penalty came following a 1-1 draw with Reading in the semi-final, with the midfielder giving West Ham a historic 4-3 win in the shootout, and setting up a showdown with Manchester City in next month's final at Wembley Stadium.
With the two sides - both mid-table in the FA Women's Super League - looking for a first ever appearance in the final, Reading took the lead through Rachel Furness four minutes into the second half, but West Ham levelled eight minutes later through Swiss forward Alisha Lehmann.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Paderborn: Japan claimed an impressive 2-2 away draw against World Number Two Germany, while Korea Republic were held 1-1 at home by Iceland, as both sides continued their build-up to the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 on Tuesday.
GERMANY 2-2 JAPAN
Japan led twice, but ultimately had to share the spoils with Germany in an entertaining 2-2 draw at Paderborn's Benteler Arena.
Yui Hasegawa and Kumi Yokoyama gave Japan leads in either half, but they gave them both up, as Svenja Huth's equaliser 18 minutes from time denied Asako Takakura's side a confidence-boosting win two months before the World Cup.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Wuhan: China PR emerged as competition winners for the second time in 2019, defeating Cameroon 1-0 to claim the Wuhan International Tournament on Sunday.
The win, sealed by a lone Wang Shanshan goal shortly before half-time, follows January's successful Four Nations Tournament campaign in Meizhou as Jia Xiuquan's side continue their build up to the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 in June.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Yongin: A last gasp winner from Rakel Hönnudóttir saw Korea Republic fall to a 3-2 defeat to Iceland, as Yoon duk-yeo's side continued their FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 preparations on Saturday.
Playing a home friendly for the first time since 2015, Korea Republic drew an unprecedented home crowd of 15,839, but couldn't hold on for a positive result after recovering from two goals behind to level the tie at 2-2 with less than 20 minutes remaining.
The record crowd was a vast improvement on the attendances for the two-game friendly series played against Russia in the build-up to the last FIFA Women's World Cup, which drew galleries of 3,177 in Incheon and 6,899 in Daejon in 2015.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Australia and Japan both tasted defeat against FIFA Women's World Cup contenders, while China PR eased to a win against Russia on a busy night of international action on the road to France 2019.
FRANCE 3-1 JAPAN
Japan suffered a setback against FIFA Women's World Cup hosts France, falling to a 3-1 defeat at Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps in Auxerre.
The loss is the second in a row for the Nadeshiko, who suffered a 3-0 defeat to France 2019 group stage rivals England in their previous match last month.