FIFA Women's World Cup

FT Thursday, July 20, 2023
Republic of Ireland DLLWL 0
–
Australia WWLWW 1
1st2ndT
IRL000
AUS011
Accor Stadium · 75,784 att. · FOX

Match Report

Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

Women's World Cup co-hosts Australia beat Ireland in opener

Co-hosts Australia laboured in the absence of injured captain Sam Kerr but a second-half Steph Catley penalty got them off to a winning start.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
1
37.2
Possession
62.8
9
SHOTS
13
1
ON GOAL
2
0.1
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
163
Accurate Passes
367
251
Passes
456
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
4
29
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.3
49
Long Balls
44
17
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
5
16
Effective Tackles
14
27
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
6
16
Effective Clearances
27
16
Clearances
27

Highlights

01:53 How Australia shook off Kerr absence to win vs. Ireland Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

IRL leads series 1-0

Lineups

AUS · 4-4-2

  1. 18Mackenzie ArnoldG
  2. 14Alanna KennedyCD-L
  3. 15Clare HuntCD-R
  4. 7Steph CatleyLB
  5. 21Ellie CarpenterRB
  6. 23Kyra Cooney-CrossCM-L
  7. 19Katrina GorryCM-R
  8. 5Cortnee VineLM
  9. 16Hayley RasoRM
  10. 11Mary FowlerCF-L
  11. 9Caitlin FoordCF-R

IRL · 3-4-3

  1. 1Courtney BrosnanG
  2. 4Louise QuinnCD
  3. 6Megan ConnollyCD-L
  4. 5Niamh FaheyCD-R
  5. 8Ruesha LittlejohnCM-L
  6. 10Denise O'SullivanCM-R
  7. 11Katie McCabeLM
  8. 14Heather PayneRM
  9. 18Kyra CarusaF
  10. 20Marissa ShevaCF-L
  11. 17Sinead FarrellyCF-R

Timeline

  1. 41' Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 52' Goal! Australia 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Steph Catley (Australia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  3. 63' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Abbie Larkin replaces Sinead Farrelly.
  4. 63' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Lucy Quinn replaces Marissa Sheva.
  5. 75' Substitution, Australia. Emily van Egmond replaces Cortnee Vine.
  6. 85' Substitution, Australia. Clare Polkinghorne replaces Mary Fowler.
  7. 87' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Izzy Atkinson replaces Kyra Carusa.

FIFA Women's World Cup News

All news
ESPN Jeff Kassouf 2027 World Cup teams ranked: All 49 national teams that can win next summer There are 49 national teams that could win the FIFA Women's World Cup next summer. With only four international breaks left before the tournament, we rank them all. ESPN Jeff Kassouf USWNT big board: 2027 World Cup roster questions and answers The USWNT is now eight months away from the 2027 Women's World Cup. How is the roster rebuild coming along? News Jeff Kassouf Source: Chicago, Portland join race to host 2031 Women's World Cup games Chicago and Portland, Oregon, have entered the bidding process as potential host cities for the 2031 Women's World Cup, sources confirmed to ESPN. ESPN Gabriele Marcotti Infantino apologized, but reelection as FIFA president remains far from certain Gianni Infantino tried to make amends at Thursday's FIFA Council meeting for his ill-fated attempt to sell the World Cup. Will it be enough to save his reelection bid?