France are in the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup for the fourth time, after thrashing Morocco (4-0), while Colombia defeated Jamaica (1-0) and made history, in a competition taking place in Australia and New York. Zealand.
Colombia reached the #FIFAWWC Quarter-finals for the first time thanks to a 1-0 victory over Jamaica! @FCFSeleccionCol | #BeyondGreatness
– FIFA Women’s World Cup (@FIFAWWC) August 8, 2023
Enlarge! @EquipedeFranceF book their place in the quarterfinals with emphatic style! #BeyondGreatness | #FIFAWWC
– FIFA Women’s World Cup (@FIFAWWC) August 8, 2023
After 2011 (fourth place), 2015 and 2019, the French team is again present in the group of the eight best teams in the world, this time with a convincing performance against Morocco, one of the surprises of the competition and who are now saying goodbye.
In Adelaide, Le Sommer drew a ‘bis’, at 22 and 70 minutes, and was the big figure of the game, after Diani (14) and Dali (19) gave the French the lead.
In the ‘quarters’, France now meets co-host Australia (defeating Denmark 2-0), in a game scheduled for August 12 in Brisbane.
In Melbourne, Catalina Usme entered the history of women’s football in Colombia at the age of 33 when she scored the goal (51 minutes) that gave the South Americans an unprecedented qualification for the quarter-finals of a World Cup.
On the way was Jamaica, another of the big surprises of the 2023 World Cup, after Brazil was unexpectedly eliminated in the round of 16.
Also on August 12, but then in Sydney, Colombia will take on England, the current European champion.
The quarterfinals start on August 11 with duels Spain-Netherlands and Japan-Sweden.
Source: DN
