2023-08-12 05:44:59
The Colombian women’s team made history by qualifying for the quarterfinals of the 2023 Women’s World Cup after beating their Jamaican counterpart by the slightest difference (1-0). With the only goal from María Usme, the ‘cafeteras’ passed the round and now they will face off against England, who managed to access this instance after beating Nigeria on penalties.
WHAT TIME DOES COLOMBIA VS ENGLAND PLAY?
The quarterfinal match of the 2023 Women’s World Cup that takes place in Australia and New Zealand will be played at the Accor Stadium. Below, find out the schedules so you don’t miss any detail of Colombia vs. England.
Colombia: 5:30 am Peru: 5:30 am Ecuador: 5:30 am Mexico: 4:30 am Bolivia: 6:30 am Venezuela: 6:30 am Chile: 6:30 am Paraguay: 6:30 am Argentina: 7:30 am Uruguay: 7:30 am a.m. Brazil: 7:30 a.m
Colombia achieved a historic qualification to the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup after defeating Jamaica 1-0 on Tuesday, a team that had not conceded a goal in the tournament, while France thrashed Morocco 4-0 to advance to the round.
The Europeans will face co-hosts Australia in the quarterfinals, while the South Americans will try to make history against England.
It is the first time that Colombia has reached the third round in a major women’s soccer tournament, and now it will face England, a favorite to lift the cup, next Saturday in Sydney.
The Colombian attacker Catalina Usme scored the first and last goal that Jamaica conceded in this World Cup at minute 51, after receiving a cross from the youngster Ana María Guzmán, triggering an outburst of joy in the stands of the Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne.
Colombia is the only Conmebol team still alive in the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, and Jamaica was the last Concacaf team in the tournament.
“It is a patriotic pride, a regional pride, it is knowing that we are worthy representatives of Colombia, of South America, we remain as the team that represents America and that is pleasant for us as a coaching staff,” said coach Nelson Abadía.
Jamaica’s “Reggae Girlz” kicked off with a more daring game, with pressure on the Colombian output and ball handling from the portly captain Khadija Shaw.
But after about 15 minutes of Jamaican hegemony, the Colombians took control of the actions, with runs by Mayra Ramírez and Linda Caicedo on the wings and control by Leicy Santos in midfield, looking for scoring opportunities for the “Powerpuff Girls”. .
Despite the difficulties in dealing with the physical game of the Jamaicans, the Colombian team managed to change the situation in the second half.
World Cup rookie Ana María Guzmán crossed for Usme, who received with mastery and overcame the resistance of the Caribbean goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer.
“I only saw that the ball was coming, I dominated it in the best way and it stayed for me to score,” Usme recalled at a press conference.
Colombia maintained control and returned to look for the goal in Caicedo’s talented plays that did not crystallize.
The Jamaicans also reinforced their arrivals in the Colombian area, and the best chance for the Caribbean came at minute 83 on a header from midfielder Drew Spence that went wide.
Jamaica’s coach, Lorne Donaldson, acknowledged that “Colombia played better, they deserved to win.”
Regarding next Saturday’s duel, Abadía admitted that “England is one of the favourites, it is the European champion. But we still face Germany wisely, with the integrity of our game and our footballers”, recalled Abadía about the 2-1 victory in the group stage against the Germans.
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