November 23, 2024

‘I was a little bit scared’: England fans celebrate after narrowly beating Nigeria – video

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England fans celebrated outside the Brisbane Football Stadium after their penalty shootout victory over Nigeria. The teams remained scoreless at the end of extra time, but England pulled through with a 4-2 win on penalties.

England played with 10 women throughout extra-time after forward Lauren James was sent off in the 87th minute for an ill-tempered stamp on the back of Michelle Alozie after the two went down in a tangled heap. The Lionesses are now through to the quarter-final

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