England Reach Their First Women’s World Cup Final
England reached the Women’s World Cup final for the first time in history after a memorable 3-1 victory over co-hosts Australia in Sydney. Ella Toone gave the Lionesses the lead with a brilliant first-half strike, before Sam Kerr produced a spectacular long-range effort to bring Australia level. England responded once again, though, with Lauren Hemp restoring their advantage before Alessia Russo secured victory late on. The win continued Sarina Wiegman’s remarkable spell in charge, taking England to their first senior World Cup final since 1966 and setting up a showdown with Spain.
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Scottish Football League Kicks Off
League football arrived in Scotland as the inaugural Scottish Football League season got underway with four fixtures. Renton's Cameron scored the competition's first-ever goal in a 4-1 victory over Celtic at Celtic Park, while Rangers defeated Hearts 5-2, Cambuslang beat Vale of Leven 8-2 and Dumbarton drew 1-1 with Cowlairs.
New Zealand record 13-0 victory
New Zealand recorded the biggest victory in their history by beating Fiji 13-0. Steve Sumner scored six times, while Grant Turner and Brian Turner each netted twice as the All Whites established both their record win and Fiji's heaviest international defeat.
DC United become first US champions of CONCACAF
DC United became the first club from the United States to win the CONCACAF Champions Cup with a 1-0 victory over Toluca in the final. Eddie Pope scored the decisive goal in the 41st minute after goalkeeper Mario Alberran failed to deal with Marco Etcheverry's corner.
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