Spain brought home its first Women’s World Cup title on Sunday, and the country certainly showed out in support.
08.08.2023 - 16:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Colombia will be England’s World Cup quarter-final opponents after they defeated Jamaica in a tense 1-0 win in Melbourne.
Catalina Usme scored the only goal of the game early in the second half to see Las Cafeteras make history by reaching the last eight for the first time.
In the final round of 16 tie, France knocked out Morocco 4-0 to set up a tie with co-hosts Australia and complete the quarter-final lineup.
Les Bleues put the game to bed by scoring three times in the space of eight first-half minutes before claiming a fourth after the break to make sure of their place.
We take you through the action game-by-game:
Colombia 1-0 Jamaica
In one of the most unpredictable ties of the last 16, Colombia and Jamaica produced a game full of passion and fight.
Both sides started brightly with Las Cafeteras dominating in attack and the Reggae Girlz responding on the counter, with Manchester City’s Khadija Shaw their usual target.
However, Shaw was well marshalled by the Colombia defence, with as many as four players monitoring her every movement.
It meant that other Jamaican players had a chance to show their attacking flair, including a flamboyant Cruyff turn from Chantelle Swaby.
Colombia hit back through Usme, whose cross was just too tall for Leicy Santos as Tottenham goalkeeper Becky Spencer collected.
Spencer was called on twice more to defend efforts from Usme, parrying away a free-kick before taking possession of the resulting corner, it was to be a warning sign.
Usme broke the tense deadlock with a moment of real team cohesion, Ana Guzman fired in a perfect long-range pass over the heads of the back-tracking Jamaican defenders to find Usme.
The captain’s first touch was deft before she fired into the far
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