IFFHS DAILY NEWS - FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2023 - DAY 18
Picture : Hayley Raso scored her third goal at this World Cup !
IFFHS DAILY NEWS – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023
DAY 18
53 - ENGLAND – NIGERIA 0-0 (4-2 penalties) (1/8 Final)
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. 49 461 spectators. Referee : Melissa Borjas (Honduras). Red card : Lauren James (England) 87’.
FACTS AND STATS
- England progressed to their fifth consecutive World Cup quarter final, beating Nigeria 4-2 on penalties after a breathless draw.
- Lauren James, fantastic against China, received a red card and let her team play to 10 during 40 minutes !
- Nigeria deserved more with a great performance, reaching for the third time in 9 World Cup participations the knockout round.
- England never lost a competition game with Wiegman as coach !
- The last game between the two teams in World Cup saw the win of England 3-2 in 1995.
- Chloe Kelly scored already the title goal for England at the Euro 2022. Today, she struck the decisive penalty to send her side into the final 8.
54 - AUSTRALIA – DENMARK 2-0 (1/8 Final)
Olympic Stadium, Sydney. 75 784 spectators. Half time : 1-0 . Referee : Rebecca Welch (England). Goals for Australia : Caitlin Foord (29’), Hayley Raso (70’).
FACTS AND STATS
- Australia extended their impressive run to 12 wins in 14 games with a solid 2-0 victory over denmark.
- With Samantha Kerr on the bench (she entered for the last minutes), Australia qualified for the quarter finals for the fourth time in the last 5 World Cups !
- For Denmark, it was their first World Cup knockout jaunt since 1995 !
- Hayley Raso scored her third goal of he competition, the second of the day after Caitlin Foord, who was crowned as the Best Young Player of the World Cup 2011. She was 16 !
- Last year, Australia won already against Denmark in a friendly game 3-1.
- Australia hopes of becoming the first World Cup Winner host in 24 years, the way is open and Samantha Kerr is now available again after her injury.