For the first time in their history in nine tournament appearances, Germany failed to qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup knockout stage after being limited to a 1-1 draw against Germany. South Korea in a Group H match on Thursday in Brisbane.
At the same time, in Perth, Morocco defeated Colombia 1-0 thanks to Anissa Lahmari’s goal during stoppage time in the first half, on a return from a penalty.
In the event of a victory for Morocco, Germany, second in the FIFA rankings, absolutely had to win their match to continue their tournament.
Led by captain Alexandra Popp, the Germans created plenty of scoring opportunities in the second half, but failed to get that one goal that would have made the difference.
Popp scored Germany’s only goal (1-1-1 -4 points) in the 42nd minute. hyun in the sixth minute.
Thanks to a favorable difference between goals scored and goals against (2 compared to -4), Colombia (2-1-0 -6 points) finished first in the group standings, ahead of Morocco.
Moreover, by ranking second in Group H, Morocco (2-1-0 -6 points) became the first Arab or North African nation to go so far at the Women’s Soccer World Cup, and the only one among the eight countries that were at their first appearance at the tournament to progress through the group stage.
In the knockout stage, Colombia will face second-placed Jamaica in Group F on Tuesday in Melbourne. On the same day, in Adelaide, Morocco will cross swords with France, who dominated Group F.
For its part, South Korea (0-2-1 -1 point) collected its only point of the tournament after losses by shutout against Colombia (2-0) and Morocco (1-0).
