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In last year's Euro Championship, he came on as a substitute in 6 matches and scored 4 goals. But Alessia Russo could not come close to that form even after getting a place in the starting eleven in the FIFA World Cup. The 24-year-old English forward therefore hoped for a better moment before dropping to the last eight.
Russo has had that moment playing at Arsenal. Today in the last quarter-final of the FIFA Women's World Cup, England advanced to the semi-finals after defeating Colombia 2-1 with her goal. With this, the last Euro champions reached the last four in the Women's World Cup for the third time in a row.
Earlier in today's other quarter-final, Australia defeated France in a tie-breaker and reached the semi-final. Australia-England will meet in the second semi-final on August 16.
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England went down as favorites in the match held at the Sydney Olympic Stadium. Coming to the World Cup for the third time, Colombia reached the last eight for the first time. England has the experience of playing semi-finals in BP in 2015 and 2019. England girls also won the 2022 Euro Championship. However, Colombia was the first to enjoy the excitement of the goal on the stage of the World Cup quarter-finals. In the 44th minute, the Latin American country was put forward by midfielder Lisi Santos, who played in Atletico Madrid.
England, however, did not take time to repay the goal. 7 minutes of added time are played in the first half. In the sixth minute, Russo's shot was blocked by Columbia goalkeeper Catalina Perez but could not clear the danger. After the ball slipped out of his reach, nearby Lauren Hemp bundled it into the net. The two teams went into the break tied 1-1 after an eventful ten minutes of play.
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Russo made this scoreline 2-1 in favor of England in the second half. The forward scored a goal in England's 6–1 win over China in the group stage. However, Russo was not satisfied with the team's expectations of him and the form he showed in the last Euros.
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The forward is supposed to feel unburdened by the goal he scored in the 63rd minute of the match against Colombia today. Russo took control of the ball inside the box and sent it to the far post with a measured shot.
In the end, this goal became the deciding factor in the England-Colombia match. Because no one else scored in the rest of the time.
Semifinal schedule
August 15: Spain-Sweden (2pm)
August 16: Australia v England (4pm)
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