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Round of 16
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England beat Nigeria (4–2 on penalties)
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Match Details
Suncorp Stadium
(Brisbane)
· 49,461 fans
· Fox Sports 1
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Highlights
England make WWC quarters after shootout win over Nigeria
England dumped Nigeria out of the Women's World Cup in a round-of-16 penalty shootout on Monday, with Chloe Kelly scoring the decisive spot kick.
Recap via ESPN
Clips play on ESPN
Commentary
- ·Match ends, England 0(4), Nigeria 0(2).
- 120'Penalty Shootout ends, England 0(4), Nigeria 0(2).
- 120'Goal! England 0(4), Nigeria 0(2). Chloe Kelly (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- ·Match ends, England 0(4), Nigeria 0(2).
- 120'Penalty Shootout ends, England 0(4), Nigeria 0(2).
- 120'Goal! England 0(4), Nigeria 0(2). Chloe Kelly (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 120'Goal! England 0(3), Nigeria 0(2). Christy Ucheibe (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 120'Goal! England 0(3), Nigeria 0(1). Alex Greenwood (England) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 120'Goal! England 0(2), Nigeria 0(1). Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 120'Goal! England 0(2), Nigeria 0. Rachel Daly (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 120'Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Michelle Alozie (Nigeria) left footed shot is too high. Michelle Alozie should be disappointed.
- 120'Goal! England 0(1), Nigeria 0. Bethany England (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ENG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Match Leaders
Nigeria- AP Ashleigh Plumptre · 4Total Shots
- CN Chiamaka Nnadozie · 4Saves
England- AR Alessia Russo · 4Total Shots
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Jess Carter · 2Saves
Penalty Shootout
England · 4/5
- Georgia Stanway
- Bethany England
- Rachel Daly
- Alex Greenwood
- Chloe Kelly
Nigeria · 2/4
- Desire Oparanozie
- Michelle Alozie
- Rasheedat Ajibade
- Christy Ucheibe
Key Events
Team Stats
NigeriaEngland
General
43.7
Possession %
56.3
20
Shots
12
2
On Target
4
1
Offsides
1
5
Corners
6
14
Fouls
6
Passing & Defense
280
Passes Completed
424
9
Crosses Won
7
16
Tackles Won
11
10
Interceptions
7
20
Clearances
32
Discipline
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
4
Saves
2
Recent Form
England
L
D
W
W
W
Nigeria
W
W
D
W
D
Starting Lineups
Nigeria4-2-3-1
England3-4-1-2
Full lineups and substitutes
England
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ME #1 Mary EarpsG
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MB #6 Millie BrightCD
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AG #5 Alex GreenwoodCD-L
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#16 Jess CarterCD-R
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KW #4 Keira WalshCM-L
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GS #8 Georgia StanwayCM-R
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LJ #7 Lauren JamesAM
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RD #9 Rachel DalyLM
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LB #2 Lucy BronzeRM
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LH #11 Lauren HempCF-L
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AR #23 Alessia RussoCF-R
Substitutes · 3 used
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LC #17 Laura Coombs
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BE #19 Bethany England 105' for Lauren Hemp
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JN #12 Jordan Nobbs
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KR #22 Katie Robinson
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NC #3 Niamh Charles
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LW #14 Lotte Wubben-Moy
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HH #13 Hannah Hampton
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EM #15 Esme Morgan
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KZ #20 Katie Zelem 120' for Keira Walsh
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CK #18 Chloe Kelly 88' for Alessia Russo
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ET #10 Ella Toone
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ER #21 Ellie Roebuck
Nigeria
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CN #16 Chiamaka NnadozieG
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BD #14 Blessing DemehinCD-L
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OO #3 Osinachi OhaleCD-R
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AP #2 Ashleigh PlumptreLB
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#22 Michelle AlozieRB
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TP #7 Toni PayneAM
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HA #18 Halimatu AyindeLM
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CU #10 Christy UcheibeRM
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IO #6 Ifeoma OnumonuF
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RA #15 Rasheedat AjibadeAM-L
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UK #12 Uchenna KanuAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used
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ZB #23 Zainab Balogun
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AO #8 Asisat Oshoala 58' for Ifeoma Onumonu
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DO #9 Desire Oparanozie 114' for Toni Payne
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JE #19 Jennifer Echegini 90' for Halimatu Ayinde
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GM #11 Gift Monday
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TO #1 Tochukwu Oluehi
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GO #4 Glory Ogbonna
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FO #17 Francisca Ordega 81' for Uchenna Kanu
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RI #20 Rofiat Imuran
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OE #5 Onome Ebi
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EO #21 Esther Okoronkwo
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