2023-08-12 17:42:01
Sydney: After a goalless 120 minutes, the hosts entered the final four for the first time in the Women’s World Cup following a long penalty shootout. Their opponents are England who won the last quarter once morest Colombia. The hosts reached the semi-finals in a game that enthralled half a million spectators following missing penalties several times in the hands of the goalies and hitting the post.
France fought hard once morest Australia, who came to erase the bad name of falling in the quarters three times before, but both teams failed to score. With this, the penalty decision was decided. It is the first time in history that a team has reached the final four since the Women’s World Cup in the United States. The European champions secured the semi-finals following coming back from behind once morest Colombia, which was full of Latin American power. Santos gave Colombia the lead in the last minutes of the first half. Hemp held England close as the whistle blew for the break.
However, with this, the English team regained its life and made the semi-final entry royal with the winning goal scored by Rousseau in the second half. The semi-final between Australia and England is on August 16. This is the third consecutive semi-final for the English team in the Women’s World Cup. In 2015, the team lost to Japan and in 2019, the team returned without seeing the finals. This time, the task of breaking through the hosts is waiting for the team.
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