August 3 – In one of many all-time shocks in Girls’s World Cup historical past, two-time champions Germany departed the event following a draw with South Korea, permitting Morocco, the second lowest-ranked staff on the finals, to turn into the third African staff to advance to the final 16.
In a bunch stage with twists and turns and a Brazil exit on Wednesday, there was to be one final upset for the historical past books: for the primary time ever, Germany, one of many pre-tournament favourites, didn’t progress from the group levels. All Germany needed to do was higher Morocco’s rating towards shock package deal Colombia in Group H, however they may not overcome a cussed South Korea, even after 16 minutes of damage time.
Cho So-hyun’s early strike handed South Korea the lead however the Euro 2022 finalists responded by captain Alexandra Popp, who scored her fourth objective in three matches to attract degree shortly earlier than half-time.
With Morocco taking the lead towards the South People, Germany wanted to win a winner and Popp’s header struck the woodwork after she had a objective dominated out for offside. Germany’s desperation grew, however they may not discover the objective they wanted in a tense finale.
“On the finish of the day, the rating issues in a soccer sport, and the factors, and we didn’t rating sufficient,” stated Germany supervisor Martina Voss-Tecklenburg.
“We wished to win right now, we didn’t achieve this. And sure, in fact, we had possibilities however all in all sadly we didn’t rating the objective that we might have wanted.”
She stated there was no strategy to gloss over the end result over “a traditionally poor end result”, however demanded time. “We did get possibilities, we tried loads,” stated Voss-Tecklenburg.
“We’re in cost, we’re accountable for this. Nonetheless, I do want a bit of time to analyse this and focus on it. We do must analyse every thing, trying again on the matches, and we have to do this as a staff and must work out how we transfer into the long run. This can be a traditionally poor end result.
“We’ve bought to resist that, there’s no strategy to speak over it and gloss over it. It implies that we have to focus on it very constructively and productively in all areas, what occurred and that’s what we’ll do.”
Germany turned the third staff on this planet’s prime 10 to exit the event within the group levels after Olympic champions Canada and Brazil additionally departed. The Europeans had opened their marketing campaign with a complete 6-0 demolition of the partitions, however a defeat to Colombia had prompt they weren’t as sturdy as prompt.
Within the final 16, group winners Colombia will tackle Jamaica, whereas Morocco play France in a repeat of the semi-final on the World Cup in Qatar, the place the Atlas Lions turned the primary African aspect to succeed in the final 4 of the event. Africa is as soon as once more having fun with an ideal event with Nigeria’s and South Africa’s presence within the final 16 ensures the continent has three representatives within the knockout part.
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