The Portuguese team defeated Cameroon 2-1. Diana Gomes scored the first goal in the first half. And right on the edge of the end (89 minutes) the Cameroonian team equalized with a goal from Nchout. However, in extra time, the Portuguese team benefited from a penalty from Carole Costa, giving the Portuguese team the victory and the historic standings.
The match started at 7:30 pm local time (6:30 am Lisbon), at New Zealand’s Waikato Stadium, the same stadium where the team led by Francisco Neto had already defeated the New Zealand selection 5-0. Friday, in preparatory meeting.
For Portugal (22nd in the world rankings), the confrontation with Cameroon (58th) was the most important in its history in football played by women, in an ever-expanding journey and having already played in two Europeans, in 2017 and 2022 .
Portugal now plays, in the final phase, in Group E against the Netherlands (game on July 23), silver medals at the last World Cup, Vietnam (July 27) and the defending champion United States (August 1).
The 2023 Women’s World Cup finals will take place in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20.
Source: DN
