‘Hosts’ Australia beat France in penalty shootout to reach first Women’s World Cup semifinal
Australia won the penalty shootout 7-6 after drawing 0-0 in the second half of the first half and 120 minutes of extra time in the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIFA Australia-New Zealand Women’s World Cup at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, 토토사이트 Queensland, Australia, at 4 p.m. on the 12th (Korea Standard Time).
This marked Australia’s best performance in World Cup history. So far, Australia has reached the World Cup finals eight times in a row and has reached the quarterfinals three times. Australia made it to the round of 16 for the fourth time in a row and reached the quarterfinals for the fourth time, but it is the first time that it has reached the semifinals.
Australia will face the winner of the England-Colombia match, which will be held shortly, in the semifinals on the 16th, and will seek to advance to the finals.
On the other hand, France, which advanced to the quarterfinals four times in a row, sought to advance to the semifinals for the first time in 12 years since the 2011 German tournament. However, he could not avoid the ridiculous fate of a penalty shoot-out. He failed to make it to the quarterfinals for the third time in a row.
France only tied Jamaica 0-0 in their first group stage match, beating France 2-1 and Panama 6-3. In the round of 16, he beat Morocco, which beat South Korea 4-0, and was considered a favorite to win. However, it failed to cross the host country of Australia.
France, which started the penalty shootout, missed its first kicker Selma Bacca. Since then, France have all scored goals by Gianni, Lena and Somair, but Somair has missed them again. Australia entered Sudden Death as No. 2 kicker Catley failed to score and goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold also missed and became 3-3.
France and Australia scored three kickers side by side, but the game went tight as the ninth kickers of both teams missed side by side. However, Vicky Besho, France’s 10th kicker, missed the goal, while Australia’s Courtney Vine calmly scored to celebrate his advance to the semifinals.