Women’s World Cup LIVE: Latest scores as England learn quarter-final opponent

Jump to content Sign up to our newsletters Subscribe News Sport Voices Culture Lifestyle Travel Premium Close England players console Nigeria goalkeeper after winning on penalties England will learn their quarter-final opponent at the Women’s World Cup as the knockout stages continue today, following the Lionesses’ dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Nigeria . There are just two last-16 ties left to play, with Colombia facing Jamaica for a place in the quarter-finals and a meeting with England in Sydney on Saturday . Both teams caused huge shocks in making it out of the group stage, with Colombia stunning Germany to top Group H and Jamaica knocking out Brazil to reach the last-16 for the first time. England survived a major scare to defeat Nigeria on penalties after having to play with 10 players in extra time following Lauren James ‘ red card. Sarina Wiegman must now wait to discover the extent of her star forward’s suspension, which is set to be decided by a disciplinary panel . France and Morocco play in the final last-16 tie later today, with a place against Australia up for grabs after the co-hosts comfortably defeated Denmark on Monday . Follow all the latest news and updates from the Women’s World Cup as the last-16 concludes The Women’s World Cup last-16 concludes in Australia and New Zealand Colombia face Jamaica in meeting of two surprise packages, with kick-off at 9am BST Winner will play England in the quarter-finals on Saturday, after Lionesses survive Nigeria scare Lauren James could miss rest of tournament after red card for stamping on Nigeria player France play Morocco in final tie of last-16, with the winner facing Australia in quarter-finals Sam Kerr returned for Australia as co-hosts cruised past Denmark at Stadium Australia 1691469429 Sarina Wiegman: ‘I’m really proud of the team. We’ve had many setbacks. I think this (James red card) was a big one too. ‘We had to reorganise and do something else on the pitch and we didn’t need any minute to do so. ‘And of course players got really, really tired, but we really stuck together and showed a lot of resilience.’ Jamie Braidwood 8 August 2023 05:37 1691469009 England are through to the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup – but they will be without Lauren James when they play either Colombia or Jamaica in the last eight. James was sent off for stamping on the back of Nigeria player Michelle Alozie during the Lionesses’ last-16 tie. The 21-year-old, who has been England’s player of the tournament, was initially shown a yellow card by the referee, but VAR recommended a review and the yellow card was upgraded to red after the act of petulance. After receiving a red card, James is automatically suspended for England’s next match, however her punishment will be reviewed by a Fifa disciplinary panel. If the forward is deemed to have committed a serious act of foul play, the panel have the power to apply further sanctions. James was sent off in the Lionesses’ last-16 win over Nigeria for a stamp on Michelle Alozie Jamie Braidwood 8 August 2023 05:30 1691468109 After beating Nigeria on penalties, the Lionesses will play the winner of Colombia vs Jamaica in the quarter-finals. The quarter-final will be played on Saturday 12 August at 11:30am BST, at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium. Colombia will face Jamaica in Melbourne on Tuesday in the last-16. Colombia stunned Germany in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history to top Group H ahead of the two-time champions. Jamaica, meanwhile, reached the knockout stages for the first time in their history after drawing with France and Brazil and beating Panama to finish runners-up in Group F. The Lionesses will therefore need to be at their best, with both teams proving they are capable of upsetting the odds. Jamie Braidwood 8 August 2023 05:15 1691467689 England boss Sarina Wiegman admitted ‘sweetest person’ Lauren James ‘lost her emotions’ as she received a red card that could see the 21-year-old miss the remainder of the World Cup. The Lionesses advanced to the quarter-finals after surviving James’ dismissal late in the second half to beat Nigeria on penalties, with Euro 2022 hero Chloe Kelly scoring the winning spot-kick in a 4-2 shoot-out success. James’ brace and two assists earned her player-of-the-match honours against China, but this time she was sent off after it was ruled she had deliberately stepped on the back of Nigeria defender Michelle Alozie with three minutes of normal time remaining of a game that ended goalless after 120 minutes. Wiegman, who had not watched the incident back, said: ‘She’s an inexperienced player on this stage and has done really well, and I think in a split second she just lost her emotions. ‘And of course she doesn’t want to hurt anyone. She’s the sweetest person I know, and things happen like that and you can’t change it anymore, so it’s a huge lesson for her to learn, but of course it’s not something that she really did on purpose.’ Lauren James’ stamp on Michelle Alozie earned a red card Jamie Braidwood 8 August 2023 05:08 1691467209 If England are to win this World Cup , they will scarcely endure a game as testing or as tense as this. A positive spin on this penalty shoot-out victory over Nigeria is that it could again be the making of them, adding to their resolve, with Chloe Kelly once more offering a decisive kick. A negative is that this should bring a reconsideration about what is possible, especially with the likelihood that Lauren James will miss two games if not all three potential ties left. Her teammates did her a huge favour here. This World Cup still remains as hard to work out as James’ decision to stand on Michelle Alozie in the second half, receiving a red card. England came very close to another surprise elimination as Nigeria proved to be their equals throughout the match. England should have been their superiors, really. Read Miguel Delaney’s report from Brisbane England 0-0 Nigeria (England win 4-2 on penalties): Chloe Kelly hit the winning spot kick to save the Lionesses after Lauren James’ petulant red card Jamie Braidwood 8 August 2023 05:00 Women’s World Cup England women Lionesses Sarina Wiegman Lauren James Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in