No primeiro duelo entre japonesas e norte-americanas após a finalAs japonesas, campeãs do Mundo depois de terem vencido as norte-americanas em Frankfurt, por 3x1 (2x2) após grandes penalidades, voltaram a superiorizar-se aos EUA, acabando por vencer o Grupo B com novo pontos, fruto de três vitórias em três encontros.
No outro jogo do grupo, a Dinamarca venceu o duelo escandinavo com a Noruega por 1x0, terminando na 3ª posição do grupo, atrás dos EUA, que ficaram no 2º posto.
A final deste Mundialito será agora disputada entre o Japão e a Alemanha.
Notícia: www.zerozero.pt
Dzsenifer Marozsan (right) celebrates her first senior goal for Germany ©Getty Images
Having failed to win a UEFA European Women's Championship fixture − or any qualifier at all − for the first time since 1999 when they drew 2-2 with Spain in November, Germany needed victory in Turkey to move level at the top of Group 2. Without Nadine Angerer, Inka Grings, Kim Kulig, Simone Laudehr and Fatmire Bajramaj, not to mention suspended coach Silvia Neid, Germany won 5-0 in Izmir to ensure the 31 March visit of Spain to Mannheim should decide first place and automatic qualification.
Winners of the last five European titles, Germany were two up in 11 minutes when Dzsenifer Maroszan − earning her fourth cap − shot in from 25 metres and then the returning Linda Bresonik's cross was volleyed in by Célia Okoyino da Mbabi. Several more chances went begging before the break, and just before the hour debutant goalkeeper Almuth Schult had to save from Arzu Karabulut.
Eventually Germany stretched away, Bresonik pouncing on a rebound after substitute Anja Mittag had hit the bar and Melanie Behringer scoring twice in the last 14 minutes. However, in the dying moments Bartusiak − captaining Germany on her 50th appearance − was dismissed for a second booking and will miss the game against Spain.
Neid, who now takes her side to the Algarve Cup, said: "We started well, but wasted too many opportunities. Our passing game didn't work at its best and we have to work hard. It was our first game after the winter break, that might be an excuse
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Notícia: www.uefa.com
Birgit Prinz é a jogadora alemã com mais internacionalizações
Forward Birgit Prinz of Germany, a two-time World Cup winner and three-time World Footballer of the Year, said on Friday she is ending her playing career with immediate effect.
Prinz, 33, made the announcement at a news conference a month after retiring from the national team.
'Football is one of my biggest passions. It was very difficult to end this chapter,' she said.
The FFC Frankfurt player Prinz said it was no hasty decision in the wake of the home World Cup, in which she was no longer fielded as a starter. Germany went out in the quarter-finals against the later champions Japan.
Prinz is Germany's record-capped woman with 214 games 1994-2011, in which she scored 128 goals. She won the World Cup 2003 and 2007, five European championships, was women's World Footballer 2003-2005 and a three-time Olympic bronze medallist.
She also won nine women's Bundesliga titles and 10 German cups with the Frankfurt club.
Notícia: monsterandcritics.com
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