Colombia e-book England quarter-final tie as Women’s World Cup fairytale continues
In a tightly-contested last-16 match devoid of clear openings, Colombia scored the one objective of a 1-0 win when veteran Catalina Usme netted from Ana Maria Guzman’s exact cross six minutes after the break.
Colombia progress to their first Women’s World Cup quarter-final, the place they face Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses, who scraped previous Nigeria through a penalty shootout following yesterday’s goalless draw.
Ranked twenty fifth on the earth, Colombia completed prime of Group H after beating South Korea 2-0 and beautiful Germany 2-1, earlier than shedding to eventual group runners-up Morocco.
The quarter-final between England and Colombia kicks off at 11:30am BST at Stadium Australia in Sydney on Saturday.
In the opposite last-16 sport on Tuesday, Eugenie Le Sommer netted a brace to guide France to a 4-0 victory over debutants Morocco.
Kadidiatou Diani’s fourth objective of the match, a header within the fifteenth minute, sparked an eight-minute three-goal Les Bleues blitz, with Kenza Dali and Le Sommer additionally scoring at Hindmarsh Stadium to finish Morocco’s fairytale run.