England signed a third success in Group A of the Euro Ladies. In Southampton, the Lionesses dominated Northern Ireland 5-0 and thus completed the first phase without having conceded a goal.
Even the absence of their coach Sarina Wiegman, in solitary confinement after testing positive for Covid-19, has not disturbed the confidence shown by the English since the start of the tournament. In front of 30,785 spectators, they scored through Kirby (40th), Mead (44th), Russo (48th/53rd) and an autogoal (75th) against the Northern Irish who finished last in their group with 3 defeats in as many matches. In the quarter-finals, on Wednesday July 20, England will face the country ranked 2nd in Group B, either Spain or Denmark.
Austria qualify by beating Norway
In the other meeting in Brighton, which was a real round of 16, Austria, semi-finalists in 2017, got the better of Norway and its star Ada Hegerberg (1-0). Billa scored the qualifying goal for the quarter-finals in the 37th minute. The Austrians finished 2nd in the group behind the host country. They will challenge Germany, 1st in Group B, in the quarter-finals next Thursday in Brentford, west London.
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