Australia faces its French counterpart in the tenth this morning, Saturday, in the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup, at Suncorp Stadium, in the tournament hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
France qualified after beating Morocco 4-0 in the round of 16 match, while Australia beat Denmark by two goals without reply.
The 2023 Women’s World Cup is the biggest edition of the tournament to date, with 32 teams vying for glory in Australia and New Zealand after an expansion of 24 teams.
The teams were divided into eight groups of four teams, with each country playing three matches in the group stage, and the first two teams from each group qualified for the round of sixteen and then the quarter-finals.
Increase in Women’s World Cup prizes
The FIFA president earlier announced that the total prize money would increase by 300% to $ 150 million, which means a threefold increase from the 2019 World Cup and 10 times from the 2015 tournament, but much less than the total prize money of the Qatar Men’s World Cup which amounted to $ 440 million.
Spain knock out Netherlands and qualify for Women’s World Cup semi-finals
Spain advanced for the first time to the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup after defeating the Netherlands (2-1) on Friday in the opening quarter-finals of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, currently being held in Australia and New Zealand.
Salma Baraloilo starred as she scored the winning goal for Spain in the 21st minute of extra time, after the original time ended in a 1-1 draw.
Baraloilo received a high cross from the left and created enough space for herself to shoot the ball into the net, and give Spain the first ticket to the semifinals.
The Spanish team reaped the fruits of its intense offensive activity throughout the match, as its players scored 26 shots, but luck was unlucky and the ball hit the post more than once.
The goalless draw remained in place for 80 minutes of the match, after which Spain were awarded a penalty, which striker Mariona Caldente successfully shot.
