On the eleventh day of the Women's World Cup, the highlight was the impressive performance of the Colombian national team. Colombians were amazed after watching their women's team play, particularly after witnessing the incredible performance of Linda Caicedo, who at only 18 years of age is shining in this edition of the World Cup. In a truly great game, Colombia managed to beat one of the strongest teams in the tournament, none other than Germany, 2-1. This victory is a great achievement for Colombian women's soccer and shows that they can compete with the best teams in the world.
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The match did not disappoint our expectations and Colombia now leads Group H alone. Although they are not yet assured of a place in the Round of 16, they appear to be just one step away. With two wins in two games, Colombia leads the group with six points and has left behind a powerful team like Germany. Unless a big surprise happens, it seems that Colombia has one foot in the round of 16 of the Women's World Cup.
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It is true that Colombia did not surprise in this match, as they had shown their quality in the first match of the World Cup. Despite facing a historically more powerful Germany, Colombia was not afraid and withstood the onslaught of the rival, trying to play on the counterattack and proposing their game. Linda Caicedo's goal in the 52nd minute was a true spectacle, although Germany was not playing its best game. Despite this, they managed to equalize with a penalty kick by Alexandra Popp in the 89th minute, and everything seemed to indicate that the match would end in a draw and the points would be shared.
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However, in the 97th minute came a corner kick and the header of Manuela Vanegas, which put the final 2-1 and unleashed the euphoria of the Colombian men and women. This victory had a different flavor, since despite the fact that there is still one game to go, Colombia is the leader of its group and is very close to securing its qualification to the next round of the World Cup.
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In Group H, Morocco achieved a historic victory by defeating South Korea 1-0. The win also marked Morocco's first goal and first victory in a women's World Cup. The "Atlas Lionesses" managed to get the only goal of the match in just 6 minutes, thanks to a well-placed cross to the head of Ibtissam Jraidi, which showed the great quality of this Moroccan team.
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Morocco are also not qualified for the next round, but we will have to wait and see what they can do in their last group match against Colombia. South Korea had a few chances at goal, but failed to generate much danger for the Moroccan goal. Overall, it was not the best game for South Korea, who have so far failed to pick up points and are at the bottom of their group standings. Although they still have a mathematical chance of qualifying, they would have to beat Germany in their next match, hope that Morocco does not win against Colombia and beat these two teams on goal differential. In short, they need a miracle and it seems to be a very difficult task.
The Norwegian national team showed no mercy against the Philippine national team and ended up defeating them 6-0 in a match of the tournament. This was Norway's first win in the tournament, having so far managed one draw and one loss. Norway's six goals included a penalty kick, an own goal and a hattrick by Sophie Haug, who joined Brazil's Ari Borges as the leading scorer in World Cups.
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Things were looking very bad for the Philippines, who were already 5-0 down when they were reduced to one player after a straight red card for a hard tackle. Things got even more complicated for the Philippines, and thanks to this goal that helped in the differential, Norway sealed their qualification to the round of 16 of the tournament. Unfortunately, the Philippines will leave the World Cup in last place in the group, with only 3 points. Norway will now have to wait to know its opponent in the round of 16, which will be the winner or leader of Group C, to be defined between Spain and Japan.
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In the other match of this group, Switzerland and New Zealand played to a goalless draw. Despite this draw and the failure to score goals, Switzerland also qualified for the round of 16 of the tournament and will now await the winner of Group C, which will be decided between Spain and Japan. The Swiss finished top of their group despite not scoring any goals. On the other hand, New Zealand had a lot of pressure on this party to be a hostess, but did not manage to mark and ended up with the same points as Norway. However, the goal differential does not allow them to qualify for the next round.
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