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Women’s World Cup: England’s Lionesses through to semi-final after beating Colombia

Sarina Wiegman’s team will now face co-hosts Australia, who beat France following a dramatic penalty shootout, in the semi-finals on Wednesday 16 August.

The Lionesses have secured a spot in the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup after beating Colombia 2-1.

Colombia led the match with Leicy Stantos’s goal 44 minutes in after she looped a shot over Mary Earps from the right, but England’s Lauren Hemp managed to equalise just minutes before half time after a mistake from goalkeeper Catalina Perez.

But it was Alessia Russo who secured England’s winning goal 63 minutes in, lobbing the ball into the bottom left corner from inside the penalty area which gave the Lionesses the lead.

Alessia Russo scored England’s winning goal 63 minutes into the match

Shortly after, Colombia’s Perez left the pitch with an injury and was subbed for Natalia Giraldo.

Sarina Wiegman’s team will now face co-hosts Australia in the semi-finals on Wednesday 16 August, with kick off at 11am UK time.

Speaking after the match, Russo told ITV: “It’s exciting, what more do you want in front of a home crowd?

“We got a bit of that tonight against Colombia. You want to play against the best teams. England fans can always dare to dream but we’ll carry on working hard,” Russo said.

Source : https://news.sky.com/story/womens-world-cup-england-through-to-semi-final-after-beating-colombia-12938471

Women’s World Cup roundup: Colombia into quarterfinals with 1-0 win

Soccer Football – FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 – Round of 16 – Colombia v Jamaica – Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia – August 8, 2023 Colombia’s Catalina Usme scores their first goal REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake

Catalina Usme scored the only goal of the match in the 51st minute and Colombia outlasted Jamaica 1-0 on Tuesday to advance to the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals in Melbourne, Australia.

Usme punched a left-footed strike past Jamaica goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer, first corralling a pass from Ana Guzman from across the box. Colombia is the lowest seeded team left in the Women’s World Cup and advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time.

Catalina Perez made multiple brilliant saves as Jamaica cranked up the pressure in the final 10 minutes and five minutes of extra time. The Colombia goaltender’s next test comes against England on Saturday.

–France 4, Morocco 0

Eugenie Le Sommer scored twice and France dominated Morocco from the open of the Round of 16 match in Adelaide, Australia to reach the quarterfinals. A match with co-host Australia on Saturday is up next.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/womens-world-cup-roundup-colombia-into-quarterfinals-with-1-0-win-2023-08-08/

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