Matilda vs france highlights

Australia has an injury concern to address after Tameka Yallop hyperextended a leg and hobbled off, while the French also copped a blow when defender Selma Bacha was stretchered from the field. Matilda vs france highlights Matildas will begin their World Cup campaign against the Republic of Ireland next Thursday, while France will get its tournament underway against the Republic of Ireland next Sunday.

A thrilling day of quarterfinals comes to an end with Australia and England victorious in their respective matches. The Matildas and the Lionesses will play each other in Sydney on Wednesday, adding another chapter to the storied sporting history between the two countries. The Matildas will be buoyed by the epic penalty shootout victory over France which secured a place in the last four for Australia for the first time, but after minutes of play and 20 penalty kicks, energy and emotion will have been exerted in creating history. Australia will also have home advantage — tens of thousands cheering them on against a country the Australians love to beat, no matter which sport. World No. Colombia threatened in the last eight, but ultimately, the English did just enough to set up a mouthwatering semifinal. Read about Australia's incredible penalty shootout win here and England's win over a spirited Colombia here.

Matilda vs france highlights

Watch Eurosport Anytime, Anywhere. Players of Australia celebrate their side's victory in the penalty shoot out after Cortnee Vine of scores the winning spot kick at Brisbane Stadium on August 12, in Brisbane, Australia. Watch Results. Football Snooker Tennis. Sign In. Most Popular Sports. Mountain Bike. All Sports. Alpine Skiing. Cross-Country Skiing. Darts Home Fixtures - Results. Equestrian Home Fixtures - Results Tokyo F1 Home Results Race calendar Standings.

And it almost works, if not for a sprawling save from Earps to tip the ball over the bar. Load more.

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The Matildas have beaten France in a dramatic sudden-death penalty shootout in Brisbane , with Mackenzie Arnold and Cortnee Vine the heroes. Australian keeper Arnold saved three French spot kicks — all while missing one of her own — in a penalty spectacular that had all 49, fans in Brisbane Stadium on tenterhooks. Australia's tenth-choice penalty taker Vine slotted the deciding kick to send the Matildas into the World Cup semifinals for the first time in their history. She smashed her kick against the post though, extending an enthralling spot kick contest. Arnold then saved from Kenza Dali but VAR saw, correctly, that she was off her line and ordered a retake. Dali had a second chance, but she could not take it and Arnold, after looking at the referee for confirmation, raised her arms. Up stepped Vine to slam the kick home and send an emotionally exhausted Brisbane Stadium into delirium.

Matilda vs france highlights

Gone were the ghosts of France The nightmare in Nice of four years ago — when the Matildas departed the last World Cup after a penalty shootout — a distant memory. You would have been forgiven for thinking this was a summer World Cup in balmy Brisbane, and even when the sun went down the heat did not dissipate for a second as Australia and France fought for a spot in the semi-finals over more than three hours.

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And Vine - who presumably did not fancy a penalty, hence taking 10th - held her nerve. The Matildas will be buoyed by the epic penalty shootout victory over France which secured a place in the last four for Australia for the first time, but after minutes of play and 20 penalty kicks, energy and emotion will have been exerted in creating history. Judo Home Fixtures - Results Tokyo Subs: Becho 7, Durand 6, Perisset 4. Ireland's World Cup tune up game against Colombia called off after 20 minutes. The Lionesses set up a mouthwatering clash against co-host Australia in the semifinals and Russo expressed her anticipation at facing the Matildas. Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson makes cautious calls on Caitlin Foord and Sam Kerr, removing them from the field 61 minutes into the game. More Football Previous. Tweet Facebook Mail. Australia beat France in an epic penalty shootout at the end of a tense and goalless Women's World Cup quarter-final.

The Matildas have beaten France in a dramatic sudden-death penalty shootout in Brisbane, with Mackenzie Arnold and Cortnee Vine the heroes.

Matildas victory marred by gutting injury blow. The Lionesses have looked much more organized after the half-time break, and their effort has eventually paid off. Time for Matilda to do the lottery perhaps. Sort by Latest Oldest Dropdown arrow. A big 45 minutes ahead for both Colombia and England as they both know that one goal could see them progress to the Women's World Cup semifinals. Most Popular Sports. Nine Sport Football. Sign In. An injury was exactly what Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson did not want to come of this match. And it almost works, if not for a sprawling save from Earps to tip the ball over the bar. Kerr started the match on the bench as her recovery from a calf injury continues, but she appeared confident that recovery was going well though she did not risk making a prediction regarding her fitness for the semifinal against either England or Colombia. By Zachary Gates 14 Jul Hayley Raso takes a dart down the right wing and fires in a ball to Fowler, before the gun forward rockets the ball past the French goalkeeper. A flat delivery into the six-yard box is headed into her own net by Kennedy, but the referee has spotted an offence from Renard so rules the goal out. Football Snooker Tennis.