Breathe a sigh of relief when the German Eleven: The team of coach Voss-Tecklenburg do not need to compete in the second round against the favorites Brazil. Still a chunk to come to the game inside.
The German Team after the 4:0 victory against South Africa on Monday in Montpellier
The German women’s Eleven meets at the soccer world Cup in France on Saturday, Nigeria. The feast is after the completion of the entire preliminary round. “We know that Nigeria is a strong Team,” said national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg, and said, “that there’s a boulder coming”.
Defending Champions USA won with a 2:0 victory in Le Havre against Sweden’s victory in the group F and the maximum repeated number of nine meters. So the German team can meet, if it comes, at the earliest, in the final to the United States, which, in turn, now against Spain to play.
Penalty miss just before the end
The outcome of the other match between Chile and Thailand decided, ultimately, on the next German opponent. WM a newcomer to Chile, needing a win in Rennes with at least three goals difference in order to Nigeria to recover the last of the eighth final place. However, according to a 86. Minute missed penalty foul penalty for the South Americans, it remained at 2:0.
Brazil gets third in the group C with hosts France to do. The Swedes are meeting in Canada. The remaining matches of the round of the best 16 Teams will contest the Netherlands and Japan, Norway, and Australia, Italy and China as well as England and Cameroon.
jj/wa (dpa, sid)