Germany makes shock exit as Morocco progresses

EURO 2022 finalist Germany was knocked out of the Women’s World Cup after being held to a 1-1 draw by South Korea.

Debutant Morocco progressed to the the next round after Anissa Lahmari’s first-half strike gave it a 1-0 win over Colombia, which also qualified for the knockout stages.

Germany dumped out

Two-time world champion Germany was dumped out of the World Cup at the group stage phase for the first time ever after being held to a 1-1 draw by South Korea.

The Germans fell behind to Cho So-hyun’s fifth-minute strike, but when Alexandra Popp equalised in the 42nd minute it looked like Germany would go on to win.

Popp had a goal ruled out in the second half but that was the closest Germany came to scoring and South Korea continued to frustrate them as the referee blew the final whistle following 17 minutes of added time.

Debutant Morocco progresses

Anissa Lahmari’s strike late in the first half sent Morocco through to the last 16 on their World Cup debut.

Thrashed 6-0 by Germany in their opening game of the tournament, Morocco opened the scoring against Colombia when Ghizlane Chebbak’s penalty was saved by Catalina Perez and Lahmari followed up to slot in the rebound.

Colombia piled on the pressure in the second half but goalkeeper Khadija Er-Rmichi saved Morocco on a couple of occasions and they now face France in the next round.

Colombia qualifies despite defeat

Colombia may have suffered defeat in its final match but two previous victories ensured safe passage through to the knockout stages for the second time in their history.

A 2-0 win over South Korea followed by a famous 2-1 victory over Germany thanks to a late goal from Manuela Vadegas made sure the South American side had six points going into its final match and despite losing, it still topped the group.

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“At the end of the day, the score matters for a football game and the points. We didn’t score enough or get enough points. We had chances but all in all, unfortunately we did not score the goal we needed.” – Germany manager Martina Voss-Tecklenburg.