On August 3, Colombian goalkeeper Catalina Perez (second from right) made a save during the game and saved a penalty kick. Morocco defeated Colombia 1-0 in Group H of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Perth, Australia on the same day, and the two teams advanced to the knockout stage together.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ding Ting
On August 3, German team player Alexandra Pope (left) scored a header in the game. Germany drew 1-1 with South Korea in Group H of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brisbane, Australia on the same day. Both teams failed to advance to the knockout rounds.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiong Qi
Xinhua News Agency, Brisbane, August 3 (Reporters Niu Mengtong, Shuwen, Yue Ranran) The group stage of the 2023 Women’s World Cup ended on the 3rd. In the final round of Group H on the same day, “upset” became the key word. The world’s second-ranked German team was tied 1:1 by the South Korean team, and was eliminated in the group stage for the first time in history; while the world-ranked 72nd The Morocco team defeated Colombia 1-0, and this new World Cup team advanced to the round of 16 with a “dark horse” attitude.
The two games in Group H that day are directly related to the promotion situation of the group. Previously, except for the Colombian team that had already qualified ahead of schedule with two wins and six points, Germany and Morocco both had one win and one loss with three points, while South Korea was last in the group after losing both games. The favorites to win the German team need to win this round in order to grasp the initiative to qualify.
In the 6th minute of the opening, Cho So-hyun of the South Korean team broke the deadlock and scored the first goal of this World Cup for the team. In the 42nd minute, the German team captain Pope scored a header to equalize the score. Change sides to fight again, because in another match of Group H that started at the same time, the Morocco team with 3 points is leading the Colombian team 1:0, so the German team can only advance if they win. Subsequently, the German team, which launched a fierce attack, repeatedly created opportunities in front of the goal, but failed to rewrite the score. In the end, the German team and the South Korean team were eliminated with 4 points and 1 point respectively.
Morocco’s goal happened in stoppage time in the first half. Moroccan striker Giraidi was pushed down in the penalty area. Shebak took a penalty kick and was bravely saved by the Colombian goalkeeper. However, the Moroccan team launched a second attack immediately. Lahamari received a cross pass from his teammate and hit an empty goal. The Moroccan team succeeded in breaking through with the second place in the group and created team history. They will challenge the French team in the knockout stage. Although Colombia lost, they still ranked first in the group with a goal difference advantage and will face Jamaica in the quarter-finals.
The eighth-finals will start on the 5th. The Japanese team and the Norwegian team, the Swiss team and the Spanish team will take the lead in fighting each other.
2023-08-03 22:59:34
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