SOCCER FOOTBALL 24H

Japan v England Thursday, 00:00 Live on BBC One and British Eurosport Japan They have been backed at odds of 20.0 and higher to win the competition and are  still available to back at   4.80 , yet it remains a mystery why they have been so overlooked. Japan are holders, they have won all five of their games in regulation time - a feat nobody else in the tournament can rival - and they have conceded only two goals, which were both 90th-minute consolations in fixtures that they led 2-0. It is therefore no surprise that, despite being priced like outsiders, over £20,000 has been staked on them retaining their trophy, as Germany did in 2007 before having their era of dominance ended by Japan in the quarter-finals four years ago. England We are now two wins away from Sir Mark Sampson and Dame Lucy Bronze becoming a reality, with England's fourth successive 2-1 victory at the World Cup, this time at the expense of hosts Canada, securing their place in the semi-fina...

England v Canada Sunday, 00:30 Live on BBC One and British Eurosport England If you focus exclusively on the results - which some would suggest isn't a bad idea from a punting perspective - then England have over-delivered in Canada. They kept the score down to 1-0 when beaten by third favourites France, who eliminated them in 2011, in their opener, then rallied with 2-1 successes over Mexico and Colombia to take second in the group, before defeating former champions Norway by the same scoreline in the round-of-16. Indeed, this is statistically  the Lionesses' greatest ever World Cup  already. It is the first one in which they have won three games, and they achieved all of those in a sequence. Even if England exit in the quarters for the third World Cup in a row, they will depart with a 60% win rate - their best yet. However, it hasn't felt like the breakout tournament that those numbers depict. Instead, there is a similar vibe to the one around the men's squ...

According to coach Mark Sampson, England ( 6/4 match favourites with Coral to win over 90 minutes ) can “make history” against Norway in their last 16 Women’s World Cup duel, as the Lionesses have never before won a knockout game in the competition. Having successfully navigated their way out of a competitive Group E also containing Colombia, France and Mexico, finishing in a respectable second spot, England are now 20/1 to win the tournament, though they must first find a way past the Grasshoppers. Should they do so, a tantalising quarter-final clash against either hosts Canada or Switzerland would await, but up next are Norway (9/5 to win), who also finished second, behind Germany, in Group B. An organised outfit, the Scandinavian side are undefeated so far in Canada, conceding just once in three games so far, which makes the Grasshoppers an enticing  2/1 to keep a clean sheet again . Having racked up an excellent eight goals so far, Norway are not just a defensive force...

The Women's World Cup group stages are done and the small fry have been dispensed with ahead of the round-of-16, which begins on Saturday night. After the games in the sections,  Germany have wrestled   3.40  outright favouritism away from the  3.70 -rated USA , who were the pre-tournament favourites, while  France remain third in the market at   8.80 . Moving in different directions in the betting, the two nations competing at the head of proceedings progressed in markedly different manners. The USWNT ground their way through a tough section featuring Australia, Sweden and Nigeria by scoring four times and conceding once. It was an efficient method of advancement that they had in common with  hosts Canada   19.00 , Brazil  12.00  and Japan  15.50 , all of whom netted four times or less and were breached once or less in progressing. Despite the fact that this trio and the USA came through tougher groups in terms of overal...

Result women Europe championship 2013 group A 2 nd game Sweden                       5 - 0     Finland Italy                             2 - 1     Denmark Team   Name             P          W       D         L         F         A         GD      PTS 1          Sweden           2  ...

Iceland  1-1 Norway        Germany 1-1 Netherlands Team    Name              P          W         D          L          F          A          GD       PTS 1          Iceland              1          0          1          0          1          1...

                                                                   source : internet   Sweden                         1-1        Denmark Italy                                 0 -0        Finland   Team    Name                ...

source : internet The Host Sweden is really   a stubborn on their major tournament and   they are ready to succeed with football in the classic style. They’ve   trained a lot , play a lot   of games. So that's the preparation. Although in a   tough group but   I think They will   play a physical game with all   opponents,   a positional game. Sweden has changed a lot since   2009 they   played very defensive football and then get out on the counter,   really assuming their   own strengths. When people come to watch   they see something different now.   During the preparation they played matches against the world's top teams and didn't do badly.   There is nothing to surprise if they win a European Championship this year , a World Cup or Olympics .

Group B: Germany ·          11 July vs Netherland ·          14 July vs Iceland ·          17 July   vs Norway 5 April: Draw 3-3 vs United States 15 June: Win 3-0 vs Scotland 19 June: Win 1-0 vs   Canada 29 June: win 4-2 vs Japan   Iceland ·          11 July vs Norway ·          14 July vs Germany ·          17 July vs Netherlans 6 April: Lose 0-2 v Sweden 1 June: Lose 0-3 v Scotland 20 June: L0-2 v Denmark   Netherlands ·          11 July vs Germany ·          14 July vs Norway ·          17 July vs I...

UEFA Women's EURO 2013 before the tournament from 10-28 July 2013 in Sweden   Group A: Denmark ·          10 July vs Sweden ·          13 July vs Italy ·          16 July vs Finland A head of tournament : 9 December: Win   5-0 v Mexico 13 December: Draw 0-0 v Portugal 19 December: Draw 2-2 v Brazil 12 February: Draw 0-0 v Spain 6 March: Draw 0-0 v Germany   8 March: Draw 0-0 v Norway   11 March: Lose 0-2 v Japan   13 March: Win 3-0 v Mexico 5 April: Lose 0-1 v Netherlands 8 April: Win 5-0 v Russia 20 June: Win 2-0 v Iceland 28 June: Draw 2-2 v Spain   Finland ·          10 July vs Italy ·          13 July vs Sweden ·          16 July vs Denmark ...

Group C: England •12 July: vs Spain •15 July: vs Russia •18 July: vs France Statistic a head of Euro Cup 2013 20 October: Draw 2-2 v France 6 March: Win 4-2 v Italy 8 March: Draw 4-4 v Scotland 11 March: Win 2-1 v New Zealand 13 March: Win 1-0 v Canada 7 April: Win 1-0 v Canada 26 June: Draw 1-1 v Japan 4 July: v Sweden (a, Ljungskile)   France ·          12 July vs Russia ·          15 July vs Spain ·          18 July VS England   Statistic a head of Euro Cup 2013 20 October: Draw 2-2 vs England 24 October: Draw 1-1 vs Netherlands 29 November: Draw 1-1 vs Germany 13 February: Draw 3-3 vs Germany 6 March: Draw 2-2 v Brazil 9 March: Draw 1-1 vs Brazil 4 April: D1-1 v Canada 1 June: W3-0 v Finland 29 June: v Norway 6 July: v Australia   Russia ·   ...