Saturday, June 27, 2015

FIFA Women's World Cup: Japan, England Advance To Semifinals

The quarterfinal round of the FIFA Women's World Cup concluded on Saturday with two games contested in Canada.

At Edmonton, Alberta:

Mana Iwabuchi scored the only goal of the match in the 87th minute as Japan continued their defense of the World Cup title with their 1-0 victory over Australia.

At Vancouver, British Columbia:

Jodie Taylor (11') and Lucy Bronze (14') each scored during the first quarter-hour as England held off hosts Canada 2-1.

Japan will take on England in a Canada Day (Wednesday) semifinal at Edmonton at 4:00 PM Pacific Time with the winner advancing to next Sunday's final at Vancouver against the United States-Germany winner.

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