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Sportshour: Women's World Cup: Why South America is falling behind

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Women's World Cup: Why South America's falling behind..

29/06/2019 GMT

Women's World Cup: Why South America is falling behind

BBC World Service - Sportshour, Women's World Cup: Why South America is falling behind

We discuss the lack of South American dominance at the Women's World Cup

We discuss the lack of South American dominance at the Women's World Cup.

We go live to France to hear how the hosts got on when they faced USA in the quarter finals of the Women's World Cup. We also hear from Brenda Elsy, one of the authors of a new book Futbolera: A History of Women and Sports in Latin America. She discusses why she thinks no team from South America have made it through to the last eight of the competition.

The New York Yankees will take on the Boston Red Sox at London's Olympic Stadium this weekend. It will be the first time a MBL game has taken place in Europe. We hear from the New York Yankees commentator Suzy Waldman who shares her own story of how she made it to baseball from the bright lights of Broadway.

The Africa Cup of Nations continues in Egypt this weekend with seven games in total. We hear from Ghana player Christian Atsu who is at the tournament, he explains how he is helping penal reform back in his home country.

Photo: Marta of Brazil looks on during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France Round Of 16 match between France and Brazil (Getty Images)

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