Australia Edges France on Penalty Kicks to Reach Women’s World Cup Semifinals for the First Time

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australia edged France on penalty kicks Saturday to achieve the Girls’s World Cup semifinals for the primary time.

Cortnee Vine took Australia’s tenth penalty from the spot and calmly transformed to provide the Matildas a 7-6 win within the shootout after the quarterfinal match completed 0-0 after regulation and additional time.

The Australians missed two earlier possibilities to clinch a dramatic shootout however finally it didn’t matter as they ended an extended curse for match hosts. The Australians grew to become the one group aside from the US to advance previous the quarterfinals of a Girls’s World Cup because the host nation.

Australia will play both England or Colombia subsequent Wednesday in Sydney for a spot within the remaining.

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