An increasingly confident Australia dismissed Denmark 2-0 to advance to a quarter-final against France or Morocco, with superstar Sam Kerr back on the pitch.
of the FIFA Women’s World Cup with superstar Sam Kerr coming off the bench in the final minutes of the game.
But in the 29th minute, Foord took a pass from Mary Fowler and made a brilliant one-on-one run against Danish goalkeeper Lene Christensen before coolly slotting the ball home. . But coach Tony Gustavsson opted against playing her from the start in the game at Stadium Australia.
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