If the Australians can defeat France they'll achieve their best result at a World Cup, but there's a troubling hurdle ahead. 9WWOS
But tournament hosts have always struggled to make it past the quarter-finals, starting with China in the inaugural 1991 tournament, then Sweden in 1995, Germany in 2011, Canada in 2015 and finally France in 2019.
"We’re hoping to put Australia through exactly what France went through when they were the host country in 2019.” “I think that Sydney properly ramped things up," said defender Alanna Kennedy. "We really felt the energy from the crowd.” France was a bit underwhelming in its World Cup opener, a scoreless draw against Jamaica. But the fifth-ranked team in the world cruised into the quarter-finals by helping to eliminate Brazil while outscoring its opponents 12-4 in the last three games.Colombia is the over-achiever of the Women’s World Cup and at 25th in the world, it is the lowest-ranked team still playing.
To make it to the semi-finals — already they are the only South American team still playing — the Colombians must beat European champion England at Stadium Australia in Sydney. It will be the biggest international stage to date for the Colombians, who have captured their home nation. “What Linda is doing for me and also every Colombian player, she’s our reference, she’s a symbol,” said Ana Maria Guzman, another 18-year-old on the Colombian squad. "She’s a player that has proven that dreams can be achieved, and you have to work for that.”Colombia won't be a pushover for England, a team that hasn't found any consistency yet in this tournament but is still the betting favourite, and won all three of its group-stage games.
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