Saturday, June 22, 2019

Women's World Cup: Germany, Norway AdvanceTo Quarterfinals

Two games were played on Saturday in France as the Round of 16 of the FIFA Women's World Cup commenced.

At Grenoble:

Alexandra Popp (20'), Sara Dabritz (PK-27'), and Lea Schuller (82') each scored once as Germany dominated Nigeria 3-0.

For the Germans, this will be their eighth consecutive appearance in the quarterfinal round.

At Nice:

Following a 1-1 deadlock through 120 minutes, Caroline Hansen, Guro Reiten, Maren Mjelde, and Ingrid Engen all converted their spot kicks as Norway topped Australia 4-1 in the penalty-kick shootout. 

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