South Africa had missed out on automatic qualification for the 2027 global tournament after losing to Morocco in their Women's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final but grabbed their World Cup lifeline against Nigeria to join Ghana, Uzbekistan and Chinese Taipei in the last chance playoffs.
GOAL brings you all the available details on the play off game between Banyana Banyana and the Super Falcons at the Moulay Rachid Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco. Lose and the dream is over but the winner will progress to the Inter-Confederation playoffs where one last qualification chance awaits.
Alessia Russo is one of 11 Lionesses on the list of nominees for this year's FIFPRO XI, which also includes seven players from the Spain side England beat in the European Championship final - albeit not Mariona Caldentey, who put La Roja ahead in that game and finished as runner-up to Aitana Bonmati at the Ballon d'Or. That's not the only surprise, either, with Mary Earps included and there no representation for the United States women's national team.
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