Match day five of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicked off in Paris Tuesday afternoon. The day’s matches feature New Zealand and the Netherlands in Group E and all four teams of Group F, the last group in the tournament.
Who’s playing in the Women’s World Cup today?
- New Zealand vs. Netherlands, 9 a.m. ET | Le Havre (FS1)
- Chile vs. Sweden, 12 p.m. ET | Rennes (FS1)
- United States vs. Thailand, 3 p.m. ET | Reims (Fox)
Follow along with updates throughout the day.
New Zealand 0-1 Netherlands
New Zealand vs. Netherlands started the action Tuesday, culminating the first matches for Group E. Expectations were high for the Dutch in only their second World Cup appearance. Both countries had previously faced each other in the group stage of the 2015 Women’s World Cup, resulting in a 1-0 win to the Netherlands.
History repeated itself in a hard-fought, back-and-forth battle on both sides of the ball. Plenty of chances were had, but no goals through 90 minutes of play.
Patience paid off for Netherlands, however. In the second minute of stoppage time, the scoreless tie was finally broken. With tired legs, Netherland lobbed a ball into the box, two headers later, Jill Roord scored her 4th International goal for Netherlands.
Literally minutes from a draw and a much-needed point in the Group E standings, New Zealand has their tenth loss in World Cup play. Their all-time record in the Women’s World Cup is 0-3-10. The Kiwis go on to play Cameroon, who lost to Canada yesterday, while New Zealand faces Canada in a battle for the top of Group E.
Goals
- 90’+2 Julie Roord (NED)
The Netherlands advanced to the knockout stage last World Cup, but were knocked out immediately in the round of 16. New Zealand, however, has never advanced beyond the group stage in their prior four tournaments. This opening loss does not bode well with both Canada and Netherlands now 3 points ahead of them.
Remaining Group E Matches
Saturday, June 15
- Netherlands vs. Cameroon, 9 a.m.| Valenciennes (Fox)
- Canada vs. New Zealand, 3 p.m. | Grenoble (FS2)
Thursday, June 20
- Netherlands vs. Canada, 12 p.m. | Reims (Fox)
- Cameroon vs. New Zealand, 12 p.m. | Montpellier (FS1)
Chile 0 – 0 Sweden (half time)
Chile made their first appearance in the Women’s World Cup Tuesday. The 39th ranked La Roja Femenina drew ninth-ranked Sweden, who have played in every FIFA Women’s World Cup since it began in 1991. It is the first time these two sides had met.
Match recap
Through the first 45 minutes, Chile has so far staved off Sweden’s attack. The Swedish women held 70 percent of the possession, and outshot La Roja 8-2. But the score remained tied nil-nil as the whistle blew to end the half.
Sweden’s best chance came off their third corner kick in the 23rd minute. A well-placed header to the bottom corner of the net looked certain to go in. But a fingertip save by a diving Goalkeeper Christiane Endler knocked the ball clear as it teetered on the goal line, keeping Sweden off the score sheet. The Chilean keeper made two more big saves in the first half, blanking the Swedish attack.
Ninth-ranked Sweden has never won the tournament, but they have finished third in two tournaments and were runners-up to the U.S. in 2003. Sweden has improved over recent years and knocked the U.S. out of the 2016 Olympics in the quarterfinal round on penalty kicks. They will certainly need to finish their chances to stake a claim at the top of this year’s World Cup.
Watch Chile vs. Sweden online
United States vs. Thailand – 3 p.m.
The U.S. Women’s National Team are the last team to kick off their 2019 Women’s World Cup campaign. They face Thailand at 3 p.m. ET from Reims, France, Tuesday.
The U.S. are the clear favorite to win. With five wins and two draws, they have never lost an opening match in the history of the tournament.
The only prior time these two teams met resulted in a resounding 9-0 victory for the United States.
Women’s World Cup: USA vs. Thailand
2019 Women’s World Cup standings
Group A Standings
- France (1-0-0) 3 points
- Norway (1-0-0) 3 points
- Nigeria (0-0-1) 0 points
- South Korea (0-0-1) 0 points
Group B Standings
- Spain (1-0-0) 3 points
- Germany (1-0-0) 3 points
- China (0-1-0) 0 points
- South Africa (0-0-1) 0 points
Group C Standings
- Brazil (1-0-0) 3 points
- Italy (1-0-0) 3 points
- Australia (0-1-0) 0 points
- Jamaica (0-0-1) 0 points
Group D Standings
- England (1-0-0) 3 points
- Argentina (1-0-0) 3 points
- Japan (0-1-0) 0 points
- Scotland (0-0-1) 0 points
Group E Standings
- Canada (1-0-0) 3 points
- Netherlands (1-0-0) 3 points
- New Zealand (0-0-1) 0 points
- Cameroon (0-0-1) 0 points
