After the group stage, two or three of the favorites from the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand had to say goodbye. In addition to Brazil and Canada, it also hit Germany, who flew home third in the table after a furious start against Morocco.
However, the remaining games promise some exciting games that fans can follow on public television. After negotiations with FIFA, it was agreed in cooperation with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) that ARD and ZDF broadcast the 64 games live on TVas well as in internet on sportschau.de or in the ZDF media library will be shown in the live stream.
Time difference: who is playing when and where can it be seen?
Due to the time difference of at least six hours, fans in Germany have to be prepared for unusual kick-off times. In the quarter-finals, the earliest game starts at 3 a.m., the latest at 12.30 p.m.
Quarterfinals on Friday 11 August
German games
On July 24, the Germans made their first appearance and won easily against Morocco. The DFB team lost the second German preliminary round game against Colombia in injury time. The 1:1 against South Korea in the last game was not enough. The DFB team was eliminated in the group phase – for the first time in World Cup history it was over after the preliminary round.
Moderators, experts and commentators
When broadcasting the World Cup, ARD and ZDF rely on experienced reporters. However, there will not be a joint studio like at the men’s World Cup in Qatar. Only a small team from the two broadcasters will be on site in Australia and New Zealand, most of which will take place in the studios in Mainz and Hamburg.
The ZDF sends an eight-strong team around a commentator Claudia Neuman to Australia and New Zealand. Among them are Tabea Kemme and Josephine Henning as co-commentators for six selected games on site. They will be supported by Norbert Galeske, Oliver Schmidt, Martin Schneider, Daniel Pinschower and Heiko Klasen, who will comment on the games from the Mainz studio. moderator Sven Voss will also be present in the studio in the broadcast center, as well as ex-soccer player Kathrin Lehmann. The player too Julia Gwinn will be on duty as an expert for selected games in Mainz, as she had to sit out this World Cup due to a knee injury. Due to the training plans of her club FC Bayern, however, she will not be present every day.
The ARD also relies on familiar faces, including the moderator Claus Lufen and expert Nia Künzerwho report from the studio in Hamburg. One of the experts is Thomas Broich, who used to play in the Australian league. commentator Bernd Schmelzer, who has been involved in major sporting events for three decades, will also be part of the team. He and Christina Graf commentate on the games from Australia and New Zealand. In addition to them, around 15 others from ARD are on site, including Lena Kesting from the DFB quarter. Stephanie Baczyk and Jan Neumann complete the commentary team from the Hamburg studio.
Documentaries about the soccer World Cup
ZDF offers documentaries and reports for all football fans who want to gain even more insight into women’s football in general and the national team in particular.
Among other things, the documentary series “Born for this – more than football” will provide insights into the team structure of the DFB women. The first episode was broadcast on July 15 and is available in the ZDF media library. Further episodes of the format are to be published after the World Cup. In addition, the report “Female, young, star – How female soccer players are changing the world” examines the social significance of female soccer players. Here the former tennis player Andrea Petkovic goes on the offensive with various soccer players and holds talks with Melanie Leupolz, Nadia Nadim and Pia Sundlage, among others. The report can be seen in the ZDF Mediathek.
More documentation like “Women, Football, Freedom” can also be seen in the ZDF media library.