IFFHS DAILY NEWS – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 - DAY 19
Picture : Colombia is the SURPRISE TEAM in Quarter finals of the World Cup 2023 !
IFFHS DAILY NEWS – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023
DAY 19
55 - JAMAICA – COLOMBIA 0-1 (1/8 FINAL)
AAMI Park, Melbourne. 27 706 spectators. Half time : 0-0 . Referee : Kate Jacewicz (Australia). Goal for Colombia : Catalina Usme (51’).
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- Colombia will face England in their FIRST EVER quarter final at a World Cup, following their victory over Jamaica.
- Catalina Usme with the winning goal entered in the IFFHS World’s Best Goal Scorers 2023 TOP 15 !
- For their third participation at a World Cup, Colombia wrote History. After the Group stage in 2011, the 1/8 final in 2015, now already the quarter final !
- Linda Caicedo , IFFHS World’s Best Youth Player 2022, and Ana Guzman, 18 years old both, played their third World Cup with Colombia after the U17 World Cup and the U20 World Cup last year !
- Colombia is the second South America nation to finish first of their Group stage after Brazil.
- Jamaica is the third CONCACAF nation after USA and Candada to reach the 1/8 finals.
- Lorne Donaldson, Jamaica’s coach, is the oldest coach in the World Cup History (67 years and 293 days) to be qualified for the knockout round.
- Kadisha Shaw is the All time Best Goal Scorer in Jamaica (55 goals) and the All time most capped Player (40).
- Allyson and Chantelle Swaby are sisters . They composed the best Central defenders of the World Cup 2023, conceding only one goal in the competition, the best defense with Japan.
56 - FRANCE – MOROCCO 4-0 (1/8 FINAL)
Coopers Stadium, Adelaide. 13 557 spectators. Half time : 3-0 . Referee : Tori Penso (USA). Goals for France : Kadidiatou Diani (15’), Kenza Dali (20’), Eugénie Le sommer (23’, 71’).)
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