The Matildas have fallen to a dramatic 3-2 defeat against Nigeria in Brisbane, reframing their FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign from one that appeared to be in cruise control to a suddenly perilous endeavour sitting on the edge of the knife.
The Jamaica Football Federation said on Friday it had paid the members of their Women’s World Cup team after players refused to play a pair of Gold Cup qualifiers in protest of a delayed payment of their World Cup performances or bonuses for qualifying.
