Daily News | Women’s World Cup: Sweden and Spain set up a semifinal date
A missed penalty in the 76th minute by Japan’s Riko Ueki was the nail in the coffin for Japan. While Honoka Hayashi did get on the board 11 minutes later, it wasn’t enough to get by Sweden, and the 2011 champions saw their tournament come to an end.The 19-year-old came up huge for Spain, breaking the 1-1 deadlock in extra time and securing a historic win for her country.
The teenager cut inside, evaded two Dutch defenders and fired a strike into the net to write her name in Spain’s history books.They said it A 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit Wellington an hour before Spain and the Netherlands kicked off on Friday, but Spanish coach Jorge Vilda didn’t let even that distract his team from their preparations.
“We were so concentrated. Yes, it was a middle [moderate] shake, an earthquake, but not today. The earthquake was the victory of Spain,” Vilda said.England vs. Colombia from Sydney, Australia
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