### [2026-08-9](/feed/2026/08/9/index.md)

##### 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup
# In association football, Malawi's women's national football team defeats Ghana 2–1 at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals at Al Medina Stadium in Morocco, qualifying for the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil and will make their debut at the tournament. 




### Sources:

1. [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/49571953/malawi-ranked-153-stun-ghana-wafcon-quarterfinals-qualify-women-world-cup)
2. [Ghanaweb](https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Malawi-stun-Ghana-to-end-Black-Queens-WAFCON-title-hopes-2046946)
3. [Nyasa Times](https://www.nyasatimes.com/history-made-malawis-scorchers-stun-ghana-to-book-place-at-world-cup-for-the-very-first-time-as-nation-erupts-in-wild-celebration/)

### Changes:

1. In association football, Malawi's women's national football team defeats Ghana, 2-1, at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals at Al Medina Stadium in Morocco, qualifying for the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil and will make their debut at the tournament.  _2026-08-10 09:57:56 (First version)_
1. In association football, Malawi's women's national football team defeats Ghana 2–1 at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals at Al Medina Stadium in Morocco, qualifying for the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil and will make their debut at the tournament.  _(Current version)_

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