Match Day Preview

Opening whistle is imminent — World Sevens Football kicks off today at 17:00GMT

After months of anticipation, World Sevens Football kickoff is just minutes away. Tune in LIVE, for FREE on DAZN to watch Manchester City v FC Rosengård faceoff in the first of four matches today.

World Sevens Football Field prepared for action

Opening whistle is imminent — World Sevens Football kicks off today at 17:00GMT

After months of anticipation, World Sevens Football kickoff is just minutes away. Tune in LIVE, for FREE on DAZN to watch Manchester City v FC Rosengård faceoff in the first of four matches today.

World Sevens Football Field prepared for action
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After months of anticipation, it’s finally here. In just a few hours some of the top footballers on the globe will face off in an electrifying 7v7 tournament in beautiful Estoril, Portugal. We chose this location for its passion for football, beautiful beaches, and first-rate hospitality. The player experience is our top priority, and we want every athlete who competes in W7F to have a fantastic time on and off the pitch.

In addition to hosting eight world-class teams, we are honored and proud to include the local community in this groundbreaking event. Last night we hosted a welcome party to celebrate all the players, and we also recognized three of our amazing nonprofit partners for their tireless work to open doors for girls and young women to play. Tomorrow, we’ll work with nearly 100 U-13 girls, providing them with elite coaching and hands-on inspiration from our superstar player advisors: Tobin Heath, Anita Asante, Laura Georges, Kelley O’Hara and Caroline Seger.

Today’s action begins when Manchester City and FC Rosengard take the field at 5pm local time, followed by Roma and Manchester United at 6pm, Ajax and Bayern München at 7pm, and PSG and Benfica at 8pm. Over the next three days, these elite teams will play a total of 16 matches, each comprising two 15-minute halves—and no ties. If regulation time ends with the score even, there will be five minutes of sudden death with five total players on the field for each team. If the score is still tied after that, the game moves to penalties.

All matches will be available to watch LIVE, for FREE on DAZN.

The fast-paced, small-field format of the tournament will treat fans around the world to an up-close display of jaw-dropping individual skill. You don’t want to miss it.

A few things to know

Manchester City

Coming off a fourth-place finish in the Women’s Super League and a quarterfinal exit from the Champions League.

Players to watch

  • Jess Park (England) 
  • Aoba Fujino (Japan)
  • Lily Murphy 
  • Kerolin Nicoli (Brazil)

(Note: Our player advisers Caroline Seger and Anita Asante are alums.)

FC Rosengård

Reigning Swedish champions, currently in season

Players to watch

  • Isabella Tryggvaodottir
  • Bea Sprung
  • Eartha Cumming (Scotland)
  •  Jo-Anne Cronqvist

Manchester United

Finished third in the Women’s Super League and just lost the FA Cup final.

Players to watch

  • Grace Clinton (England)
  • Ella Toone (England)
  • Melvine Malard (France)

(Note: Tobin Heath, the head of our player advisory council, spent a season there.)

Roma

Finished third in the Italian league.

Players to watch

  • Valentina Giacinti (Italy)
  • Manuela Giugliano (Italy)

Ajax

Finished third in the Dutch league.

Players to watch

  • Lily Johanes (USA)
  • Sherida Spitse (Dutch captain)
  • Tanique Tolhoek

Bayern München

German league champs 10 years running, recently won the double.

Players to watch

  • Pernille Harder (Denmark, former world player of the year)
  • Momoko Tanikawa (Japan—played for FC Rosengard in 2024 and won the silver ball)
  • Magdalena Erikson (Swedish captain, former Chelsea captain)

Benfica

The 5 year reigning Portuguese champions were recently de-throned by Torreense in the final minutes of extra-time

Players to watch

  • Christina Martin-Prieto (Portugal)
  • Andrea Faria

PSG

Finished second in France.

Players to watch

  • Grace Geyoro (France)
  • Sakina Karchaoui (France) 
  • Laurina Fazer

Let’s do this!

Here’s the full match schedule

And tune-in LIVE, on DAZN starting at 17:00 GMT