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AUCKLAND, New Zealand — For Portugal coach Francisco Neto, his team’s accomplishment hit him during the national anthem. After all the preparation and 13 qualifying matches, Portugal, like seven other countries, made its debut at this year’s Women’s World Cup. Being here became real for Neto during the pregame ceremony before his side’s opening match July 23 against the Netherlands as “A Portuguesa” played.

The good news: Team USA is through to the knockout stages. The draw with Portugal really didn’t mean all that much, because the Netherlands beat Vietnam by such a huge margin that there wasn’t much hope of USA scoring enough to take first place. Now for the bad news: USA’s second-place finish means they face the

Fifa is investigating an official complaint that Zambia head coach Bruce Mwape sexually assaulted a player at the Women's World Cup.

(NEW YORK) — FIFA, soccer’s world governing body, confirmed Friday that it is investigating alleged misconduct involving the women’s national team of Zambia during the World Cup. “FIFA takes any allegation of misconduct extremely seriously and has a clear process in place for anyone in […]

FIFA is investigating an official complaint that Zambia head coach Bruce Mwape sexually assaulted a player at the Women's World Cup.   Mwape is accused of rubbing his hands over the chest of one of his players during a training session in New Zealand on 29 July.   "A complaint has been received," a FIFA spokesperson said.   But the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) said "it has not received any such complaint" and it is a "surprise".