England vs Colombia, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Quarterfinals
· FIFA Women's World CupAlessia Russo goal lifts England into World Cup semifinals
Alessia Russo's second-half goal lifted England to a 2-1 quarterfinal victory over Colombia and into the World Cup semifinals for the third consecutive time.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Offside, England. Lucy Bronze tries a through ball, but Alessia Russo is caught offside.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Carolina Arias (Colombia).
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Substitution, Colombia. Ana Guzmán replaces Carolina Arias because of an injury.
- 11': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Catalina Usme (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Linda Caicedo.
- 15': Attempt missed. Linda Caicedo (Colombia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 15': Foul by Manuela Vanegas (Colombia).
- 15': Lucy Bronze (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Lucy Bronze (England).
- 22': Manuela Vanegas (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Delay in match because of an injury Rachel Daly (England).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Foul by Ana Guzmán (Colombia).
- 24': Lauren Hemp (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Corner, England. Conceded by Manuela Vanegas.
- 27': Attempt missed. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 27': Attempt saved. Rachel Daly (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
- 28': Attempt missed. Rachel Daly (England) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
- 30': Attempt missed. Keira Walsh (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Greenwood (England).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Foul by Leicy Santos (Colombia).
- 35': Georgia Stanway (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Georgia Stanway (England).
- 36': Linda Caicedo (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Linda Caicedo (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 42': Offside, Colombia. Manuela Vanegas tries a through ball, but Linda Caicedo is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Diana Ospina (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Catalina Usme.
- 44': Goal! England 0, Colombia 1. Leicy Santos (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Linda Caicedo.
- 45'+6': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+6': Goal! England 1, Colombia 1. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, England 1, Colombia 1.
- 45': Second Half begins England 1, Colombia 1.
- 46': Attempt missed. Mayra Ramírez (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leicy Santos with a through ball.
- 48': Corner, England. Conceded by Jorelyn Carabalí.
- 49': Corner, England. Conceded by Manuela Vanegas.
- 50': Attempt missed. Keira Walsh (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 51': Corner, England. Conceded by Daniela Árias.
- 52': Attempt saved. Rachel Daly (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross.
- 55': Foul by Lucy Bronze (England).
- 55': Linda Caicedo (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Alessia Russo (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Daniela Árias (Colombia).
- 59': Foul by Millie Bright (England).
- 59': Mayra Ramírez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Catalina Pérez (Colombia).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Hand ball by Mayra Ramírez (Colombia).
- 63': Goal! England 2, Colombia 1. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Catalina Pérez (Colombia).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Substitution, Colombia. Natalia Giraldo replaces Catalina Pérez because of an injury.
- 71': Attempt saved. Lorena Bedoya (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Catalina Usme.
- 71': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Mary Earps.
- 71': Attempt missed. Lorena Bedoya (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 72': Foul by Leicy Santos (Colombia).
- 72': Lucy Bronze (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Corner, England. Conceded by Daniela Árias.
- 78': Substitution, Colombia. Ivonne Chacón replaces Diana Ospina.
- 78': Ella Toone (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Ivonne Chacón (Colombia).
- 82': Attempt blocked. Ivonne Chacón (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Linda Caicedo.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Ivonne Chacón (Colombia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 82': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Alex Greenwood.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Daniela Árias (Colombia).
- 84': Substitution, England. Chloe Kelly replaces Alessia Russo.
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Attempt saved. Leicy Santos (Colombia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Catalina Usme.
- 87': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Mary Earps.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Ivonne Chacón (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Foul by Manuela Vanegas (Colombia).
- 90'+1': Lucy Bronze (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Substitution, England. Bethany England replaces Lauren Hemp.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Manuela Vanegas (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Mayra Ramírez (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Linda Caicedo (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
- 90'+9': Hand ball by Georgia Stanway (England).
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, England 2, Colombia 1.
- 0': Match ends, England 2, Colombia 1.
Statistics
 COL |
ENG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 5 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.3 | Possession | 60.7 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 229 | Accurate Passes | 427 |
| 332 | Passes | 520 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 32 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 16 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup
Venue: Accor Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 75,784
Venue: Accor Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 75,784
Line-Ups
England (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Earps (GK) |
| 6 | Millie Bright |
| 5 | Alex Greenwood |
| 16 | Jess Carter |
| 4 | Keira Walsh |
| 8 | Georgia Stanway |
| 10 | Ella Toone |
| 9 | Rachel Daly |
| 2 | Lucy Bronze |
| 11 | Lauren Hemp |
| 23 | Alessia Russo |
Colombia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Catalina Pérez (GK) |
| 3 | Daniela Arias |
| 19 | Jorelyn Carabalí |
| 2 | Manuela Vanegas |
| 17 | Carolina Arias |
| 10 | Leicy Santos |
| 5 | Lorena Bedoya Durango |
| 4 | Diana Ospina Garcia |
| 9 | Mayra Ramírez |
| 18 | Linda Caicedo |
| 11 | Catalina Usme |
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