History will be made on Tuesday in at least one of the Women’s World Cup knockout games, where three teams try to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time.
In Tuesday’s second knockout game, World Cup debutante Morocco will attempt to continue its historic first tournament with a win over France. Coincidentally, the two nations played to a 2-0 France victory in the semifinals of the men’s World Cup last December in Qatar.as runner-up in Group H after back-to-back 1-0 wins against South Korea and Colombia. Morocco was the first Arab or North African nation to qualify for the Women’s World Cup, then became the first to advance beyond the group stage.
Khadija “Bunny” Shaw was an attacking force with Manchester United last season, scoring 20 goals in 22 league games and has now taken Jamaica into the knockout round. Colombia has emerging star Caicedo, who has two goals in the tournament amid questions about her fitness. The Colombians fell to upstart Morocco in the final match, but still finished atop their group to reach the knockout round for a second time.last week to allay concern about her health. She was seen dropping to the ground during a practice session ahead of the match against Germany.
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