She Kicks Magazine
·17 February 2023
Australia Women score four, New Zealand concede five

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·17 February 2023
Spain’s Oroz Areta heads the ball in the Cup of Nations against Jamaica. (Photo by SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images)
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 joint hosts had very mixed tournament results, Australia 4-0 winners, New Zealand beaten 5-0.
Spain opened the FFA Cup of Nations in Australia with a 3-0 defeat of Jamaica. Maite Oroz was first to score, Esther Gonzalez doubled the lead on half time, Fiamma getting the third.
Australia went one better but had been held to a goalless first half by Czech Republic. Manchester City’s Hayley Raso bagged a brace, before Chelsea’s Sam Kerr and Clare Polkinghorne added one apiece.
Hayley Raso of Australia falls on top of Klára Cahynová of Czechia. (Photo by Scott Gardiner/Getty Images)
New Zealand are also hosting a tournament but crashed to 5-0 defeat against Portugal. Jessica Silva, Dolores Silva (penalty) and Tatiana Pinto got one apiece, Ana Capeta a swift double.
Also in Auckland, Argentina were 4-0 winners over Chile. Eliana Stabile, a Mariana Larroquette penalty, Yamila Rodriguez and Florencia Bonsegundo found the net.
Sweden struck three times in the first 15 minutes during a 4-1 defeat of China. Chelsea’s Johanna Rytting Kaneryd scored in a matter of seconds, Madelen Janogy added a double and after Xiao Yuyi replied, Nathalie Björn completed the scoring.
Mallory Swanson of the USA controls the ball against Jessie Fleming #17 of Canada. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
USA defeated Canada 2-0 at the SheBelieves Cup, Mallory Swanson with a first-half brace, Brazil beat Japan 1-0 as Debinha made the difference with a 72nd-minute breakthrough.
Brazil’s Debinha (9) and Marta (10). (Andrea Vilchez/SPP)
At the Cyprus Women’s Cup, Spurs’ Eveliina Summanen got Finland’s first goal in a 4-1 victory over Croatia, while Romania came from behind to beat Hungary 2-1.
Other results:
Armenia 1-3 Lithuania Serbia 3-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina Morocco 3-0 Slovakia
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