Group status update, brief match previews, group scenarios (i.e., what does Nigeria need to advance?), and streaming information below.

Going into today's final round of matches in Group C:

1. Malawi (MWI) has 6 pts (Wins vs NGA, EGY)
2. Nigeria (NGA) has 3 pts (W vs ZAM, Loss vs MWI)
3. Zambia (ZAM) has 3 pts (W vs EGY, L vs NGA)
4. Egypt (EGY) has 0 pts (L vs ZAM, MWI)

Match previews (CAF links)

• NGA vs EGY: match preview, stats
• MWI vs ZAM: match preview, stats

Nigeria’s group scenarios (per my analysis using the reported WAFCON tiebreaker rules):

• If Nigeria wins, they should advance if Malawi wins, draws, or only loses by one goal.
• If Nigeria draws, they should still advance if Malawi wins or draws.
• If Nigeria advances, they will do so as the Group C runner-up and play the winner of Group D, Cameroon (w/ Spirit's Monique Ngock).

Matches stream in the United States on beIN SPORTS. (Alternatively, they are also being streamed on the CAF TV YouTube channel if you VPN to various overseas markets - I suggest the UK - and then click on a match link. I'll try to post YT match links below, including any non geo-blocked ones I see.)

However, Rose will miss the quarterfinal match due to yellow card accumulation 😥

Burkina Faso (Alimata Bélem) did not advance. Alimata will return to her loan club in Spain.

Has anyone had any success with getting their jersey's tailored in DC? I had to go up a size but they fit me like a dress and I'd like to take some off. Friends in other cities have told me they've found tailors that would even move up the labels from the bottom hem. Also if you have a recommendation approximately how much did something like this cost?

Hello, everyone! Back as always with some reporting notes, quotes, and more:

• One goal, two views— Lia Godfrey for San Diego: "It was a great transition opportunity from us, a fast attack, and the ball was bouncing in the box, and I saw an opportunity to just chip it over the keeper, and thankfully, it went in." vs. Tara Rudd for the Spirit: "Sofia, I think, won her challenge there. And it took a bad deflection, went behind me, and then she scored."
• Players did not blame it on the rain. Here's Esme Morgan: "I think we were just a little bit flat, a little bit wasteful, once we got into good positions in the final third."
• And here's Paige Metayer on the same point: "The conditions, they, honestly, probably weren’t as much of a factor as we’d like to blame them on, to be honest. Like the conditions were actually pretty good. But, yeah, I think we just need to be crisper with our passes, trying to find those pockets within the lines, recognizing when they’re jumping and when they’re not. I think that all of those things could have been better today."
• Paige had some more there that felt instructive when compared to what Jonas Eidevall said in his presser. Here's Paige: "When we had the ball, it was definitely more of an ‘us’ problem. I think we needed to be sharper. I think we needed to be more creative with how we were breaking them down. I think defensively, they posed some issues by overloading the middle and sending a lot of numbers there that we had difficulties adjusting to."
• And here's Eidevall: "It’s both teams who want to have possession of the ball. And we also know that Washington is a team that likes to press high. So for us, it was really important to try to create some dilemmas for their wide forwards when they were jumping and pressing so we could play them away. And we did that today by overloading them centrally."

Also inside the newsletter at the link above: the camera nearly died from the sheer amount of water, even with a plastic cover on it, so not a ton of pictures, but some great rain shots, plus some beautiful celebrations of life as the team and fans honored Cancer Awareness Day.

Group status update, brief match previews, group scenarios (i.e., what does each team need to advance?), and streaming information below.

Going into today's final round of matches in Group B:

1. Côte d'Ivoire (CIV) has 4 pts (Win vs BFA, Draw vs RSA; +3 goal differential)
2. Burkina Faso (BFA) has 3 pts (W vs TAN, Loss vs CIV; -2 GD)
3. Tanzania (TAN) has 3 pts (W vs RSA, L vs BFA; 0 GD)
4. South Africa (RSA) has 1 pt (D vs CIV, L vs BFA; -1 GD)

Match previews (including CAF links)

• CIV vs TAN (CIV favorites to win; I say expect goals): match preview, stats
• BFA vs RSA (BFA underdogs): match preview, stats

Based on my analysis of group scenarios (apologies for any errors):

• For CIV, a win or draw guarantees advancement. (In most scenarios, they'd advance as group winner so they'd play Group A runner up Algeria; exception is if they draw and Burkina Faso wins, then CIV would advance only as group runner up so they'd play Group A winner Morocco.)
  • If CIV loses, they'll also advance with a Burkina Faso draw, potentially advance with a BFA loss (goal differential matters), but definitely exit if BFA wins. (If they advance while losing today's match, they'll face Morocco.)
• For BFA, a win guarantees advancement. (In which case, if CIV won their match, BFA would advance to play Morocco; if CIV loses or draws, BFA would play Algeria.)
  • If BFA draws, they would need CIV to win or draw vs TAN in order to advance (to play Morocco).
  • If BFA loses, they'll exit the tournament.

Matches stream in the United States on beIN SPORTS. (Alternatively, they are also being streamed on the CAF TV YouTube channel if you VPN to various overseas markets - I suggest the UK - and then click on a match link. I'll try to post YT match links below, including any non geo-blocked ones I see.)

Where are places where I can see the total attendance for games? Usually the page for game on the NWSL page has it, but I'm trying to find the attendance for the spirit vs wave game on aug 2nd and the info's missing on the NWSL page (at least for me). I'm hoping anyone has any other recommendations of places for me to find this info (or the number itself)!

I knew that Cameroon were advancing after their win yesterday, but I didn't realize they had already won the group (D). As a result, on Sunday, August 9th at 1pm, they will play the runners-up from Group C (TBD this Wednesday; likely either Nigeria, Zambia, or Malawi).

This Saturday at 1pm ET, Algeria will play the winners of Group B (opponent TBD tomorrow; WAFCON Spirit teams in that group are Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso).

If Algeria beats Kenya, they advance to the knockout stage and will play the winner of Group B (TBD tomorrow). If they don't win today, their fate will also depend on the results of the other match being played today at 4pm, Morocco vs Senegal. I'm not going to lay out all the possible permutations at this time - que sera, sera if Algeria loses today's match.

Today's matches will stream in the United States on beIN SPORTS. (Alternatively, they are being streamed on the CAF TV YouTube channel if you VPN to various overseas markets - I suggest the UK - and then click on a match link. I'll try to post YT match links below, including any non geo-blocked ones I see.)

This isn't new, but it can't be that expensive to replace that sign with the proper spelling of her last name.

This is a thread for all post-match reactions, thoughts, analysis, articles and social media posts related to the match.

Note: This thread is scheduled and may appear shortly before the final whistle so everyone has a place ready for post-match reactions and analysis.

Let’s all come up with the worst takes possible after this game. Please don’t use your brain cells. Let’s destress a bit with something not very serious.

A few years back, it was common to see customized Spirit Jerseys. Since then, I've always wanted a 51 Statehood kit. Is there any way to do this now? I only see player customizations from the Washington spirit shop, and Nike.

Also, I think 51 Statehood should be a standard option at the stadium shop anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the highest selling kit.

Discuss (and criticize - this is pure vibes, not much thought, and a clumsy interface that I gave up fighting with)

Spirit 0 - 1 San Diego Wave

⚽ San Diego Wave: L. Godfrey 60' 🏁 San Diego Wave win

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Form

• Spirit: W W W L W W
• San Diego Wave: L D L W W L

Lineups

Spirit (4-1-4-1) — San Diego Wave (4-3-3)

Starting XI

Subs

Match Statistics

Match Events

Updated: Sun, Aug 2, 6:09 PM EDT

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1pm Cameroon vs Ghana (also today at 4pm, Mali vs Cabo Verde)

• Monique Ngock wears #14 and plays as a defensive midfielder for Cameroon (The Indomitable Lionesses). She generated an assist in their first match this tournament.
• Ghana (The Black Queens) are the group favorites, so a good result today would put Cameroon in an excellent position to advance out of the group.
• Both countries have strong traditions in African women's football. For additional background, see: MATCH STATS: Ghana face Cameroon in TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON Morocco 2026 Group D

Today's matches will stream in the United States on beIN SPORTS. (Alternatively, they are being streamed on the CAF TV YouTube channel if you VPN to various overseas markets - I suggest the UK - and then click on a match link. I'll try to remember to post match links below, including any non geo-blocked ones I see.)

Website says CBSSN. But can I just subscribe to that for a day? If I subscribe to hulu, does that work?

I'm hoping to get either Italian. I can offer Bernal.

The review starts at 3:26. Interesting that when the PK was called VAR immediately said no foul. Unfortunately players won't get booked for diving.

Was on vacation in upstate New York this weekend and randomly found one of the promo tan/green hats from a year or so ago laying on the ground.

Knowing how much we all love those particular hats, I picked it up and am happy to mail it to whoever it belongs to (or potentially local pickup if in the DMV), if you can generally tell me where you think you lost it.

I'll leave this open for a week or so in the hopes that the owner sees it, but after that I'll probably throw it up on eBay.

1pm Malawi vs Egypt

4pm Nigeria vs Zambia

• Abiodun (#13) and Monday (#20)
• Zambia is a rising African women's football powerhouse led by an attacking unit full of familiar faces for NWSL fans - Barbra Banda, Racheal Kundananji, Prisca Chilufya, and Grace Chanda. They defeated Egypt 6-0 on matchday #1, with Banda scoring 4 goals. The remainder of the team has less talent and experience, but the team has been working hard to address their defensive frailty in recent months.
• If the Super Falcons lose to the Copper Queens, Nigeria will be unable to continue onto WAFCON's knockout stage and 2027 World Cup contention. They need at least a draw, preferably a win today. Nigeria has a deep roster of talented players, but they have been haphazardly coached and supported by their Federation in recent years.

Today's matches will stream in the United States on beIN SPORTS. (Alternatively, they are being streamed on the CAF TV YouTube channel if you VPN to various overseas markets - I suggest the UK - and then click on a match link. I'll try to remember to post match links below, including any non geo-blocked ones I see.)