The FIFA Womens Worldcup (A mini case study) . – By Prashanth Sentilkumar Source : Prashanth Sentilkumar Linkedin The history  – Before an official Women’s WorldCup endorsed  by FIFA took place,an unofficial tournament took place in Italy in 1970 comprising of 7 countries which Denmark won, followed by another tournament  in Mexico the next year in 1971, which had 6 countries taking part and again Denmark prevailed.Since then their was rapid progression  and marketing  to promote  the women’s format, however it took 20 years from the first unofficial tournament, for a FIFA endorsed Worldcup to take place. In 1991 the first offical tournament took place in China with 12 teams playing. The USA prevailed as the first champions and it was agreed that the tournament be held every four years. So far 9 tournaments have taken place out of which 4 have been won by the US, 2 by Germany ,1 ...

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Matildas shock France to storm into World Cup semi final – By Trevine Rodrigo (eLanka Sports editor – Melbourne) The stakes were high, and the spotlight was on a home team daring to dream, and when it’s Australia, nothing seems be beyond achievable. And accordingly, the Matildas put Australia on the world map as a team not to be underestimated. In true fashion, Australia withstood and overcame a clearly overskilled France to snatch a history making semi final of the Women’s World Cup after an exhausting 7-6 penalty shoot out which broke a stalemate through normal time, extra time and the final decider. Titanic would best describe the fantastic tussel for a semi final berth, and Australia and France provided just that in an epic quarter final of the Women’s World Cup in front of a mammoth crowd in Brisbane. In a frenetic game that ebbed and flowed with no ...

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FIFA : France qualify for the Football world cup Finals Image Source : edition.cnn France managed to win 2-0 by defeating Morocco in the second match of the semi-finals of this year’s Football World Cup. The French team scored Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani goals and France will be selected for a football world cup final for the 4th time. The soccer world cup final between France and Argentina is scheduled to take place on the 18th. ...

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FIFA : Argentina will qualify for this year’s world football finals Image Source : sportstar In the first match of the semi-final round of the World Cup football tournament, the Argentina team defeated the Netherlands team and won 3-0. Lionel Messai  and Julian Alvarez scored goals for the Argentina team and Argentina qualified World Football Finals. ...

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