IFFHS DAILY NEWS – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 - DAY 21
Picture : Australia made History !
IFFHS DAILY NEWS – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023
DAY 21
59 - ENGLAND - COLOMBIA 2-1 (1/4 FINAL)
Olympic Stadium Sydney. 75 784 spectators. Half time : 1-1. Referee : Ekaterina Koroleva (USA). Goal for Colombia : Leicy Santos (44’). For England : Lauren Hemp (45’+7), Alessia Russo (63’).
FACTS AND STATS
- England qualified for the third consecutive time for the semi finals of a World Cup and will face Australia !
- Colombia realised the BEST EVER RESULT at a World Cup, ending in the Top 8 after an impressive tournament.
- Sarina Wiegman is the only woman to coach one of the best 4 teams of the World Cup.
- Manuela Vanegas , the scorer of the historical winning goal against Germany, was back in the team for the quarter final.
- Ana Maria Guzman, the young Colombian talent impressive against Jamaica, came again on the field today after the injury of Carolina Arias.
- Lauren James is suspended two games after her red card against Nigeria.
- The last game between the two teams saw the victory of England 2-1 in 2015.
- Since she became coach of England in 2021, Sarina Wiegman lost only one of the 36 games ! It was in April 2023 against … Australia, the future opponent of England in semi final !
- After a third (2015) and fourth (2019) place, England can finally win the World Cup 2023 ! USA, Japan, Norway and Germany, the four only winners of Women’s World Cup, are already eliminated, so it will be a new WORLD CUP WINNER !
- Linda Caicedo and Ana Maria Guzman became the first players EVER IN HISTORY to play 3 WORLD CUPS in one year (U20 World Cup, U17 World Cup and Women’s World Cup), joining always minimum the quarter finals with Colombia at 18 years old this year !
60 - FRANCE - AUSTRALIA 0-0 (6-7 penalties) (1/4 FINAL)
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. 49 461 spectators. Referee : Maria Belen Carvajal (Chile).
FACTS AND STATS
- After 3 quarter finals in 2007, 2011 and 2015, Australia reached for the first time in History the semi finals at a World Cup !
- Australia needed 10 penalties to beat France after a huge goalless game of 120 minutes with Mary Fowler, impressive !
- Samantha Kerr entered on the field in the second half for her second game at the home World Cup of Australia.
- France has now reached the World Cup Quarter Finals for the fourth time in History, being at the third place of the 2011 World Cup.
- Australia has already beaten France one month ago with 1-0 for a friendly match, preparing the World Cup. Mary Fowler was already the best Player in that game.
- Wendie Renard celebrated her 150 th international cap for France today, like Lieke Martens yesterday with Netrherlands.
- Eugénie Le Sommer played her 20th World Cup game ! It is the record for France football.