Colombia beat Jamaica 1-0 (0-0) in the round of 16 match held in Melbourne.
Colombia’s goal was scored in the 52nd minute, when after Ana Guzman’s pass in the penalty area, Catalina Usme caught the ball and sent it into the goal.
The Colombian women reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time in their history, because in the previous two World Cups, when they qualified for the final tournament, only one victory was won, but this was already the third success in this championship. Also the Jamaicans, who participated in the World Cup for only the second time, and the second in a row. In this final tournament, they not only won their first victory, but they had not scored any points at all. After a win and two draws in the subgroup tournament, the first loss against the Colombian women was experienced in the round of 16 against Colombia.
In the quarter-finals, the Colombian women will compete with the semi-finalists of the last two World Cups (bronze in 2015, 4th place in 2019) and the current European champions, England.
The round of 16 play will end on Tuesday, on August 11 and 12 the quarter finals will take place, on August 15 and 16 the finalists will be determined, and the medal fights will take place on August 19 and 20.
Female footballers are fighting for the World Cup trophy for the ninth time, this year for the first time 32 teams are participating.
The 2023 World Cup finals will be held in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20.
Four years ago, the USA defeated the Netherlands 2-0 in the final of the tournament in France and celebrated its fourth consecutive victory in the tournament, winning the trophy for the second time in a row. Germany has won the championship twice, while Norway and Japan have one title each.
2023-08-08 10:29:00
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