After 120 minutes of action, the scoreboard remained the same. Finally, in the penalty shootout, England Women's Football Team defeated Nigeria Women's Football Team 4-2, successfully extending the team's brilliant record of reaching the last eight of the World Cup for five consecutive years.
Australia's women's soccer team took on Denmark's women's soccer team in a historic reunion on the World Cup stage. Looking back to 1995, the Australian women's soccer team had lost a match to the Danish women's soccer team by a score of 0-5.
With just 28 minutes on the clock, Mary Fowler's pinpoint pass allowed Caitlin Flood to break into the box to open up a 1-0 lead for the Australian women's soccer team.
Entering the 70th minute, a clever advance from Van Egmond and a low shot from Russo broke like a flash to extend the Australian women's lead to 2-0.
After eliminating the Danish women, the Australian women not only equaled their best-ever record, but also reached the last eight for the fourth time in the last five World Cups. Despite the disappointment in 2019, they have become a fairly consistent force in the AFC.
As of now, Spain, Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, England and Australia women's soccer teams are confirmed to be in the top 6. European teams occupy four seats, while Asian teams have kept two seats unchanged.
The first half of the "death half" has come to an end. The Japanese women are expected to play Sweden first. If they advance to the semifinals, they will face the winner of the Spanish and Dutch women's soccer teams, and will face a new challenge.
In the bottom half of the zone, the Australian women's soccer team and the England women's soccer team have taken the lead in advancing to the last eight. They will not meet unless they both advance to the semifinals. Given the inconsistent performance of the England Women's Football Team, their path to the semi-finals is full of uncertainties. As the hosts, the Australian women naturally expect England to go out as soon as possible, creating an opportunity for them to make their first appearance in the final and compete with Japan for the title.
The next match day will see two 1/8 finals, with the Colombian women's soccer team against the Jamaican women's soccer team, and the French women's soccer team against the Moroccan women's soccer team.
