Semi-finals – FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015
USA, England, Japan and Germany have successfully made it to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 semi-finals!
It was a dramatic quarter-final stage with England knocking out the hosts Canada in front of a record-breaking crowd and Japan scoring a late winner to knock-out Australia.
We now have the semi-final line-up confirmed.
Take a look at all the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup results so far.
(Match 49) Full-time: USA 2-0 Germany (Lloyd 69′(p), O’Hara 84′) – 30 June 2015 | 19:00 local time | Montreal
Referee – Teodora ALBON (ROU), Assistant Referee 1: Petruta IUGULESCU (ROU), Assistant Referee 2: Maria SUKENIKOVA (SVK), Fourth official: Salome DI IORIO (ARG)
USWNT are in the Women’s World Cup 2015 Final!!
(Match 50) Full-time: Japan 2-1 England (Miyama 32′(p), Williams 40′(p), Bassett 90+2′(og) – 01 July 2015 | 17:00 local time | Edmonton
Referee – Anna-Marie KEIGHLEY (NZL), Assistant Referee 1: Sarah WALKER (NZL), Assistant Referee 2: Allyson FLYNN (AUS), Fourth official: Stephanie FRAPPART (FRA)
Japan are in the Women’s World Cup 2015 Final!!
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Full-time: Japan 2-1 England (Miyama 32′(p), Williams 40′(p), Bassett 90+2′(og))
90+2′ GOAL! Japan 2-1 England (Bassett own goal!)
85′ England sub: Carney IN, Williams OUT
75′ England sub: A.Scott IN, Bronze OUT
74′ Iwabuchi has an effort on goal but can not keep it on target! Japan 1-1 England
70′ Japan sub: Iwabuchi IN, Ohno OUT
67′ England dominating the second half, look the more likely to score at moment – Japan 1-1 England
66′ So close! This time Jill Scott just misses out. Japan 1-1 England
64′ Another great chance for England! White’s shot is put behind for a corner!
62′ Duggan’s strike is denied by the crossbar! Japan 1-1 England
60′ England sub: White IN, Taylor OUT
Half-time: Japan 1-1 England (Miyama 32′(p), Williams 40′(p))
40′ GOAL! Japan 1-1 England (Williams scores from the penalty spot!)
39′ Penalty to England
32′ GOAL! Japan 1-0 England (Miyama scores from the penalty spot!)
31′ Penalty to Japan
1′ Great chance for England, Taylor’s effort is just wide! Japan 0-0 England
Semi-final match underway: Japan 0-0 England
TEAM NEWS:
Japan line-up: Kaihori, Iwashimizu, Kumagai, Sameshima, Sakaguchi, Miyama (c), Kawasumi, Ohno, Utsugi, Ogimi, Ariyoshi
England line-up: Bardsley, Rafferty, Williams, Houghton (c), Bassett, J.Scott, Moore, Bronze, Chapman, Duggan, Taylor
Funny. In a press conference Norio Sasaki said his daughter, Chihiro, wishes for his team’s defeat at semi-final because she is married to an Englishman.
http://zasshi.news.yahoo.co.jp/article?a=20150701-00010002-soccermzw-socc
Haha!
Things are going to get complicated in the Sasaki household, lol…
Full-time: USA 2-0 Germany (Lloyd 69′(p), O’Hara 84′)
USWNT are in the Women’s World Cup 2015 Final!!
90+3′ USA sub: Leroux IN, Morgan OUT
84′ GOAL! USA 2-0 Germany (O’Hara scores!)
80′ USA sub: Wambach IN, Rapinoe OUT
77′ Germany sub: Marozsan IN, Mittag OUT
74′ USA sub: O’Hara IN, Heath OUT
69′ GOAL! USA 1-0 Germany (Lloyd scores from the penalty spot!)
67′ Penalty to USA!
60′ Sasic sends her penalty wide! USA 0-0 Germany
59′ Penalty to Germany!
Second half underway: USA 0-0 Germany
Halftime in Montreal: USA 0-0 Germany
38′ Yellow card for Sauerbrunn for challenge on Mittag
34′ Yellow card for Maier for challenge on Rapinoe
34′ Action continues, both Popp & Brian continue to play
29′ Play stopped after nasty clash of heads between Popp and Brian!
14′ Morgan comes close to breaking the deadlock but Angerer makes the save! USA 0-0 Germany
Semi-final match underway: USA 0-0 Germany
TEAM NEWS:
USA line-up: Solo, Sauerbrunn, Lloyd (c), Krieger, Holiday, Morgan, Brian, Rapinoe, Heath, Johnston, Klingenberg
Germany line-up: Angerer (c), Bartusiak, Maier, Krahn, Laudehr, Mittag, Sasic, Leupolz, Popp, Goessling, Kemme