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After victories over Australia and Cameroon, Norway and England are the first countries to have qualified for the quarter finals of the 2019 World Cup. Both have not had a hard time so far, but are now directly opposite each other. England is seen as a contender for the title, but Norway shows good football.
Norway:
It has been a difficult task for Norway, but the Scandinavian country does not disappoint. They are in the quarterfinals and with that they equal the best World Cup performance of their country in the 21st century. That is quite a good achievement, also considering the group and the lack of star player Ada Hegerberg. In a group with France, Nigeria and South Korea it came to six points. Nigeria won effortlessly, but against South Koreans it won thanks to two penalties. Gresshoppene makes it very difficult for the French, but the host country came alongside thanks to a VAR moment. It should not spoil the fun for Norway, because survival was already a fact.
The second from group A had to compete against the second from group C. This led to an equivalent game between Norway and Australia. The Oceanian country always managed to reach the quarter final in the last three world championships, but this year it was already ready for Australia in the eighth final. It became a huge spectacle, in which there was a parallel battle between two World Cup-worthy teams. No fewer than 46 shots were fired, but only two flew in. In the 31st minute, Isabell Herlovsen scored on a phenomenal pass. In the 83rd minute, Australia scored the tying run from a well-taken corner kick. Norway seemed to make the winning in injury time, but the ball burst onto the post. Five minutes after the start of the extension, Norway seemed to go back to 2-1, an Australian pulled the emergency brake and accepted the red card. The Norwegians hit the bar one more time, but then it was time for penalties. Gresshoppene was very efficient of eleven meters and Australia failed and was allowed to return to Oceania.
England:
The group phase went more smoothly for the English ladies than for its upcoming opponent. They won three times in a group with Japan, Argentina and Scotland. Granted that England certainly did well with the group, but Phil Neville meets the expectations of the supporters. In the opening game, Scotland narrowly won 2-1. Argentina was won in the second group match. The experienced Jodie Taylor scored the only goal of the game, while the English had enough chances for more goals. The English also went well against the former world champion Japan and for the first time they booked a victory that was greater than the margin of one goal. Ellen White scored twice and the final score was 2-0. England showed in the group stage that it is footballing and offensive strong, but the scoring ability must be worked on. Too few opportunities are being converted into goals.
At that time, Valenciennes had to take on Cameroon, which was still alive because of the victory in the 90 + 5 minute in New Zealand. With aggressive and physical football, they had qualified better for the eighth final. England was warned, because in the group stage the national team of Cameroon was already under fire from unsporting, misconduct and nagging against the arbitration. This also happened against England, but Neville’s team was in control. Three times were scored against number 46 of the FIFA world ranking. In addition to Steph Houghton and Alex Greenwood, White also scored. This puts the 30-year-old attacker in third place on the top scorers list. She made the switch from Birningham City to Manchester City just before the World Cup.
Norway W vs England W head to head matches
22.01.17 FI Norway W England W 1 : 0
22.06.15 WC Norway W England W 1 : 2
17.01.14 FI Norway W England W 1 : 1
13.01.12 FI England W Norway W 2 : 1
23.04.09 FI England W Norway W 3 : 0