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Michelle Heyman scored a last-gasp equaliser as Australia's women drew 1-1 with Asian champions China Friday in front of a bumper crowd in Adelaide as they warm up for the Paris Olympics.... more »

Chelsea star Lauren James scored twice as European champions England swept past shellshocked China 6-1 and into the Women's World Cup last 16 on Tuesday to set up a clash with Nigeria.... more »

Denmark ended a 16-year Women's World Cup absence with victory as a 90th-minute header from Amalie Vangsgaard broke China's hearts in Perth on Saturday.... more »

Coach Shui Qingxia said Friday she hoped the Women's World Cup will help usher a new dawn for China, starting with a "very significant" opening match against Denmark in Perth.... more »

China's women sealed a last-ditch spot at the Tokyo Olympics football on Tuesday by squeezing past South Korea 4-3 on aggregate, a thrilling conclusion to a qualifying campaign dogged by coronavirus delays.... more »

After repeated postponements stretching back more than a year because of the coronavirus, South Korea and China's women's football teams will finally meet Thursday for a last-ditch spot at the Tokyo Olympics.... more »

Chinese women's football star Wang Shuang will finally reunite with the national team after two months stranded at the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in Wuhan, state media said.... more »

China's women's football team has been quarantined in a Brisbane hotel over fears about the deadly coronavirus after arriving for an Olympic qualifying competition, reports said Wednesday.... more »

China's second richest man Jack Ma will contribute to a $145 million donation to the Chinese women's football squad, it was announced Friday, who despite underfunding routinely outperform the men's national team.... more »

Italy reached the Women's World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in nearly three decades after beating China 2-0 in Montpellier on Tuesday.... more »

Norway went through to the last 16 of the Women's World Cup alongside China and Spain on Monday after beating South Korea 2-1, while France and Germany topped their groups with wins over Nigeria and South Africa.... more »

Germany launched their World Cup campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over China on Saturday, while Spain came from behind against first-time participants South Africa to win 3-1.... more »

Defensive midfielder Giulia Gwinn scored the only goal on Saturday as Germany opened their World Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over China in Group B.... more »

France eked out victory in their final warm up for the Women's World Cup when they beat China 2-1 in Creteil in the Paris suburbs.... more »

China's Women's World Cup football team swapped the training pitch for the classroom to beef up their political knowledge and reinforce their dedication to the communist-ruled country.... more »

They missed out on the men's World Cup in Russia last year, but the good news for fans in countries from Italy to China and Scotland is that they will be present at the women's tournament in France in June and July.... more »

Impassioned debate raged in China on Tuesday about the state of the men's national football team after the Chinese women's side thrashed sorry Tajikistan 16-0 at the Asian Games.... more »

Zhao Lina is the face of Chinese women's football, a striking presence who towers over most people and turned down approaches to be a model.... more »

Japan's hopes of qualifying for this summer's Rio Olympics in women's football were left hanging by a thread after the medal contenders were ambushed 2-1 by China on Friday.... more »

Former France coach Bruno Bini was on Friday appointed coach of the Chinese national women's football team.... more »

A second half goal from Carli Lloyd put the United States into the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup for a seventh straight time with a 1-0 win over China on Friday.... more »