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England Relishing ‘Huge’ World Cup Semi-Final Clash With Australia | Football News
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England Relishing ‘Huge’ World Cup Semi-Final Clash With Australia | Football News

[ad_1] England say they are relishing playing in front of what promises to be a partisan 80,000 home crowd in their Women's World Cup semi-final against co-hosts Australia on Wednesday. The European champions had a taste of what awaits when they fought back from a goal down to beat Colombia 2-1 on Saturday during what felt like a home game for the well-supported South Americans. The Lionesses will be back at the imposing Stadium Australia in Sydney on Wednesday with both teams attempting to win the World Cup for the first time.Alessia Russo scored the winner in the 63rd minute against a physical Colombia and the Arsenal forward said she had enjoyed playing in front of a hostile crowd."That's what the World Cup is all about -- seeing top teams on the biggest stage with their fans behind t...
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Entire Plane, Barring One Fan, Celebrates Australia Qualify For Women’s FIFA World Cup Semis. Watch | Football News
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Entire Plane, Barring One Fan, Celebrates Australia Qualify For Women’s FIFA World Cup Semis. Watch | Football News

[ad_1] As the FIFA Women's World Cup nears its decisive stage, the craze for the tournament has soared to an absolute peak, especially in Australia who are the co-hosts for the tournament. With the Australian team qualifying for the semi-final, where they will face the mighty England, most of the sporting chatter in the country is around Tony Gustavsson's team. While fans in Australia are understandably thrilled seeing their team's progress, even those in the air were celebrating as Australia defeated France 7-6 in the quarter-final after the game went into penalties.Co-hosts Australia are truly "on a mission" to inspire and unite the nation as they head into a Women's World Cup semi-final against England on Wednesday, coach Tony Gustavsson said.The penalty shoot-out win propelled Austra...
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England Survive Bruising Colombia Test To Reach Women’s World Cup Semi-Finals | Football News
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England Survive Bruising Colombia Test To Reach Women’s World Cup Semi-Finals | Football News

[ad_1] England fought back from a goal down to beat Colombia 2-1 on Saturday in a bruising encounter and set up a tasty Women's World Cup semi-final with Australia. Arsenal forward Alessia Russo scored the winner for the European champions just after the hour in front of 75,000 in Sydney to end Colombia's run in the tournament. Earlier in the day, co-hosts Australia beat France 7-6 in a thrilling penalty shootout in Brisbane to reach the last four for the first time in their history.The semi-final will be in Sydney on Wednesday.Colombia, playing in their first quarter-final, took the lead against the run of play through a wonderful dipping effort from the edge of the box by Leicy Santos on 44 minutes.But England struck back deep in first-half stoppage time when Lauren Hemp pounced on a g...
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Australia Beat France To Reach Women’s World Cup Semi-Finals | Football News
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Australia Beat France To Reach Women’s World Cup Semi-Finals | Football News

[ad_1] Team Australia entered semi-finals© AFPCo-hosts Australia reached the Women's World Cup semi-finals for the first time by beating France 7-6 on Saturday in an incredible penalty shootout to set up a meeting with Colombia or England.There was little to choose between the two teams on a tense night in Brisbane, with the quarter-final ending 0-0 after 120 minutes of stalemate.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)Topics mentioned in this article [ad_2] Source link
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Sweden End Japan Run To Set Up World Cup Semi-Final With Spain | Football News
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Sweden End Japan Run To Set Up World Cup Semi-Final With Spain | Football News

[ad_1] Amanda Ilestedt scored her fourth goal of the tournament and Filippa Angeldal netted a penalty as Sweden hung on to beat Japan 2-1 on Friday and set up a Women's World Cup semi-final with Spain. Centre-back Ilestedt poked in just after the half-hour mark at Eden Park in Auckland to give Sweden a deserved lead and leave Japan trailing for the first time at the World Cup. Angeldal made it 2-0 from a penalty seven minutes into the second half before Japan attempted a comeback, with Riko Ueki missing a spot-kick and Honoka Hayashi pulling one back with three minutes left of normal time.Sweden then survived a late storm to advance to the semi-finals for the third time in four World Cups.The exit of the 2011 champions Japan, following the United States, Germany and Norway, means there a...
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Spain Beat Netherlands 2-1 In Extra Time To Reach World Cup Semis | Football News
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Spain Beat Netherlands 2-1 In Extra Time To Reach World Cup Semis | Football News

[ad_1] Teenager Salma Paralluelo hit an extra-time winner as Spain beat the Netherlands 2-1 at the Women's World Cup on Friday to set up a semi-final clash with Japan or Sweden. Over a tense 90 minutes in Wellington full of incident, Mariona Caldentey scored an 81st-minute penalty for Spain, only for Dutch defender Stefanie van der Gragt to equalise in added time 10 minutes later. With the quarter-final seemingly headed for penalties, the 19-year-old substitute Paralluelo produced a brilliant solo finish in the 111th minute to put Spain into the last four for the first time.They will now face Sweden or Japan in Auckland on Tuesday while the tournament is over for the Dutch, beaten finalists four years ago."It's hard now," said Van der Gragt, whose last game in football was an eventful on...
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Colombia Banking On Their Character To Topple England At World Cup | Football News
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Colombia Banking On Their Character To Topple England At World Cup | Football News

[ad_1] Colombia coach Nelson Abadia is treating their Women's World Cup clash on Saturday against England like a chess game, confident his side's strength of character will carry them through to the semi-finals. The fourth-ranked European champions will be favourites to win in Sydney, but the South Americans stunned world number two Germany in the group phase and are brimming with confidence. "We know all the history that England brings in football, it's important," said Abadia, whose ambitious 25th-ranked side made the last eight for the first time by edging Jamaica 1-0."But for me, it's 11 against 11 and the optimism is the same we have for every match."There are several variables in any match -- technical, tactical, physical," he added."But what's important for me is the strength in t...
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Megan Rapinoe Reacts to United States’ Shock Exit From FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 | Football News
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Megan Rapinoe Reacts to United States’ Shock Exit From FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 | Football News

[ad_1] USA forward Megan Rapinoe during 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia.© AFPUSA forward Megan Rapinoe has broken her silence following her United States Women's National Soccer Team's (USWNT) earliest-ever exit at the FIFA Women's World Cup. Missed penalties in the shootout by senior stalwarts Megan Rapinoe and Kelley O'Hara helped send USWNT out of the tournament, with hopes of completing a 'three-peat' dashed, as long-time rivals Sweden advanced to the last eight. The 38-year-old announced her retirement after the National Women's Soccer League season this year. After a goalless 120-minute match against Sweden, the USWNT was defeated 5-4 on penalties. Rapinoe took to her Instagram to post a heartfelt message following the USWNT's FIFA World Cup exit to Sweden.The two-time World Cu...
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Colombia ‘Dreaming Big’ As They Plot England Downfall At Women’s World Cup | Football News
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Colombia ‘Dreaming Big’ As They Plot England Downfall At Women’s World Cup | Football News

[ad_1] Colombia captain Catalina Usme is "dreaming big" and coach Nelson Abadia wants to "make history" as the last team standing from the Americas plots the downfall of England in the Women's World Cup quarter-finals. The 25th-ranked South Americans have never made the last eight before but they are brimming with confidence after grinding down Jamaica 1-0 on Tuesday thanks to a goal from their skipper. They will now play England in Sydney on Saturday and are fearless, having beaten world number two Germany in the group stage."Because of their football and their history we need to be careful, we need to be cautious," Abadia said of Sarina Wiegman's strongly fancied England."But in football we have already seen that the gaps between teams have been closing down and Colombia have proven to...
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England Star Lauren James’ ‘Moment Of Madness’ In Women’s FIFA World Cup That Earned Her Straight Red Card. Video | Football News
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England Star Lauren James’ ‘Moment Of Madness’ In Women’s FIFA World Cup That Earned Her Straight Red Card. Video | Football News

[ad_1] England needed to survive a nervy penalty shootout against Nigeria on Monday as they scraped into the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup after playing the whole of extra-time with only 10 players. England playmaker Lauren James, the team's two-goal hero in the 6-1 win against China, received a red card for violent conduct after a needless stamp on Michelle Alozie at the 87th-minute mark, leaving the team one player shot in the extra-time.Nigeria had the better of the chances, but the European Champions held out for a 0-0 draw after 120 minutes and prevailed 4-2 in the shootout in front of almost 50,000 spectators in Brisbane.James will be suspended when the Lionesses face Colombia or Jamaica on Saturday for a place in the semi-finals as they aim to add the World Cup to their ...
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