This Week in Women’s Football: The Women’s Cup & WICC finals, NWSL, Liga MX Femenil

The Women’s Cup final and third-place match

The Women’s Cup kicked off with 2020/21 UWCL semifinalists FC Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain facing off at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville on Wednesday. FC Bayern defeated PSG 5-4 in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw in regulation time. 

Moments after the penalty shootout, tournament hosts Racing Louisville and the Chicago Red Stars skirmished on the pitch for a spot in the final against Bayern Munich. It was the hosts who overcame the Red Stars in penalties after a one-all draw in 90 minutes.

Broadcast info for The Women’s Cup final and third-place match 

Final: Racing Louisville vs. FC Bayern on Aug. 21, at 6 p.m. ET

  • Paramount+

Third-place match: Chicago Red Stars vs. PSG on Aug. 21, at 3 p.m. ET

  • Paramount+

Women’s International Champions Cup final and third-place match

The opening game of the WICC saw seven-time UWCL champions Olympique Lyonnais take down the reigning UWCL winners Barcelona on Wednesday. Lyon forward Melvine Malard called game when she scored the game-winning goal in the 85th minute to win 3-2.

On the other hand, the Portland Thorns defended Providence Park by a thread. The Houston Dashed came out firing at all cylinders in the first half, with attacking midfielder Shea Groom scoring a brace. However, midfielder Natalia Kuikka and 15-year-old midfielder Olivia Moultrie level the scoring in the second half. The game went into a penalty shootout that saw Portland win 3-1. 

Broadcast info for WICC final and third-place match

Final: Portland Thorns vs. Lyon on Aug. 21, at 10:06 p.m. ET

  • ESPN2, ESPN3, fuboTV

Third-place match: Barcelona vs. Houston Dash on Aug. 21, at 7:36 p.m. ET

  • ESPN3, ESPNU, fuboTV

NWSL games from Aug. 20-26

Make sure you visit LiveSoccerTV’s NWSL broadcast page to learn all the broadcast information for the following games:

Saturday, Aug. 21

North Carolina Courage vs. Kansas City at 7 p.m. ET

  • Paramount+ (USA), Twitch (international)

OL Reign vs. Gotham FC at 10 p.m. ET

  • Paramount+ (USA), Twitch (international)

Sunday, Aug. 22

Washington Spirit vs. Orlando Pride at 4 p.m. ET

  • CBS Sports Network (USA, Canada), Twitch (international)

Wednesday, Aug. 25

Kansas City vs. Racing Louisville at 8 p.m. ET

  • Paramount+ (USA), Twitch (international)

Portland Thorns vs. Gotham FC at 10:30 p.m. ET

  • CBS Sports Network (USA, Canada), Twitch (international)

Liga MX Femenil: Cruz Azul vs. Tigres UANL broadcast info

Cruz Azul will face Tigres UANL on Saturday, Aug. 21, at 1 p.m. ET. The Liga MX Femenil game will be broadcasted in Mexico and the USA.

  • TUDN, TUDN En Vivo, Blim TV (Mexico), TUDN USA, TUDN App, TUDN.com (USA)

 


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