France routs Morocco to grab final quarterfinal spot at Women’s World Cup

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Eugenie Le Sommer scored twice as France superior to the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals with a 4-0 win on Tuesday that ended Morocco’s historic debut run on the world match.

France’s all-time main scorer, Le Sommer struck as soon as in every half as her nation moved right into a showdown with co-host Australia in Brisbane on Saturday for a spot within the semifinals.

A 3-goal burst in 9 minutes took the sport away from Morocco, with Kadidiatou Diani, Kenza Dali and Le Sommer all scoring to provide France a 3-0 lead after 23 minutes at Adelaide’s Hindmarsh Stadium.

Le Sommer headed in a fourth within the seventieth to finish the win and finish Morocco’s marketing campaign.

The Moroccans turned the primary Arab nation to advance to the knockout stage.

The Atlas Lions had been the primary Arab group to register a win within the competitors by beating South Korea within the group stage. They adopted that by upsetting group winner Colombia to advance to the spherical of 16 on the expense of No. 2-ranked Germany.

But overcoming France, one of many match favorites, was a step too far for Reynald Pedros’ group.

Diani opened the scoring within the fifteenth minute when left unmarked in entrance of objective to move in Sakina Karchaoui’s cross from the left.

It was Diani’s fourth objective of the match after her hat trick in France’s 6-3 win over Panama in its ultimate Group F match.

Dali scored 5 minutes later after Diani in the reduction of from the suitable. Dali struck a first-time shot low into the nook to beat Morocco goalkeeper Khadija Er-Rmichi.

And France was 3-0 up when Diani blocked the tried clearance of Nesryne El Chad into the trail of Le Sommer to transform.

Le Sommer obtained a second objective when heading in on the far submit from Vicki Becho’s looping cross with 20 minutes left in regulation.

France misplaced a pleasant to Australia main into the match. The groups will meet once more after the Matildas superior to the quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over Denmark. Star striker Sam Kerr returned from calf harm to make her first look at this World Cup as a second-half substitute in opposition to the Danes.