Women’s World Cup Day 13: England delivers statement win, U.S. avoids upset
Day 13 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup delivered the thrill because the Netherlands began the day with a dominant efficiency whereas the United States barely held on to make it to the spherical of 16.
England lastly made its assertion win after not having the ability to make the splash it needed, and Denmark secured second spot in Group D with a cushty win.
THE RESULTS
Group D: Denmark 2, Haiti 0 (in Perth) – Game stats || Report
Group D: England 6, China 1 (in Adelaide) – Game stats || Report
Group E: Netherlands 7, Vietnam 0 (in Dunedin) – Game stats || Report
Group E: United States 0, Portugal 0 (in Auckland) – Game stats || Report
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MAIN TALKING POINTS
Netherlands thrashes Vietnam to high Group E
Group E was at all times going to be a battle between the 2019 Women’s World Cup champions and finalists, United States and Netherlands, however after its exhibiting towards Vietnam, it was the Dutch who completed the group stage on high after a 7-0 win over Vietnam.
Even with out all-time high goalscorer Vivianne Miedema, who’s out with an ACL harm, the Dutch had no hassle discovering the again of the web towards Vietnam as Lieke Martens gave the Netherlands the lead after simply eight minutes.
Martens was one among 5 totally different purpose scorers, as Katja Snoeijs added a second 4 minutes later earlier than Esmee Brugts curled a shot from outdoors of the field to offer the Netherlands a 3-0 lead after 18 minutes. Manchester City summer season signing Jill Roord tapped in a fourth, and her first of two on the day, after solely 28 minutes.
Danielle Van de Donk added a fifth earlier than Brugts added one other curling shot and Roord netted her second of the day for the most important successful margin of the event to date.
England lastly get its assertion win
A 1-0 win over Haiti and a 1-0 win over Denmark had been removed from the dominant outcomes England hoped for, however a day after the one-year anniversary of successful the 2022 EURO in dramatic style, the Lionesses lastly made a Women’s World Cup assertion with a 6-1 win over China.
Trying to fill the Keira Walsh-shaped gap in her lineup, England’s star defensive midfielder, Sarina Wiegman opted for a 3-5-2 formation that may be the rostrum to offer one among England’s different stars an opportunity to be a vital No. 10: Lauren James.
Arsenal summer season signing Alessia Russo fired low into the nook to open the floodgates simply 4 minutes into the match earlier than James discovered Lauren Hemp for England’s second purpose of the half and a purpose of her personal within the forty first minute.
China would get its lone purpose of the match because the crew was awarded a penalty early within the second half after a ball appeared to hit the chest of Lucy Bronze, and Racing Louisville’s Wang Shuang put the penalty away.
But even with a number of gamers on yellow playing cards and cautious going into the spherical of 16 towards Nigeria, James, Chloe Kelly and Rachel Daly all doubled England’s purpose tally as James arrange Kelly for her third help of the night time, proving to be the unstoppable pressure groups could have hassle determining.
United States escapes Portugal in scoreless draw
The back-to-back defending world champs had all of the hope on the earth for a rerun after its 3-0 win over Vietnam the place Sophia Smith bagged a brace, however since then, the journey via Group E has been underwhelming for the Americans.
The ending didn’t, in the long run, go fully flawed: The United States gamers held on desperately to protect a 0-0 tie with Portugal, a outcome that delivered them, safely however scared out of their wits, to the knockout rounds of the Women’s World Cup.
The United States was inside inches of going residence within the group stage as a shot from Portuguese ahead Ana Capeta hit the put up in second-half harm time. The United States didn’t create scoring probabilities, and when the crew did like when Lindsey Horan arrange Alex Morgan within the 53rd minute, couldn’t capitalize to search out the again of the web.
Portugal managed the match within the first half, forcing the United States to defend from a low place as its gamers managed possession and made approach into the ultimate third as Jessica Silva swerved into pockets between Crystal Dunn and Naomi Girma. The Americans could have escaped doing simply sufficient to advance, however the as soon as untouchable champions appeared disconnected.
GOAL OF THE DAY
Not solely did Rachel Daly superbly volley the ball mid-air to attain England’s sixth and ultimate purpose of the day, however Daly has worn a wristband with the phrase “Dad” to pay tribute to her father, and celebrated by kissing her wrist and pointing to the sky after scoring her first-ever World Cup purpose.
MOMENT OF THE DAY
While the Football Ferns made historical past for the flawed causes days earlier by bowing out of the competitors, some happier historical past was made as Portugal vs. United States broke the file for the most important soccer attendance — males’s or girls’s — in New Zealand, as 42,958 individuals went out to Eden Park to observe the match.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“There’s a difference between being respectful of the fans and saying hello to your family but to be dancing? To be smiling? I mean, the player of the match was that post. You’re lucky to not be going home right now.” — former USWNT participant Carli Lloyd after United States drew Portugal 0-0
THREE STARS OF THE DAY
1. Lauren James, England: Not solely was James unstoppable and precisely what England wanted to make an announcement, however with two targets and three assists towards China she grew to become the youngest participant to be immediately concerned in 5 targets in a single Women’s World Cup match at 21 years previous.
2. Jill Roord, Netherlands: 13 pictures, 5 pictures on course, two targets, seven duels received, and three tackles are simply a number of the numbers Roord put up in a dominant recreation towards Vietnam, as she has essentially the most pictures tried by a single participant in a recreation within the 2023 competitors to date.
3. Pernille Harder, Denmark: Harder transformed from the penalty spot towards Haiti, which was the one hundredth purpose scored of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and in addition her first World Cup purpose that gave Denmark a 1-0 lead within the match.
LOOKING AHEAD
Groups F and G might be in motion tomorrow with Argentina taking over Sweden and South Africa dealing with off towards Italy in Group G motion, each at 3 a.m. ET, adopted by Group F’s Panama clashing with France and Jamaica kicking off towards Brazil at 6 a.m. ET.
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