The European champions will face Colombia or Jamaica on Saturday for a place in the semi-finals.
ENGLAND SCRAPED INTO the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup when they beat Nigeria 4-2 on penalties in Brisbane on Monday.
Beth England made no mistake, but Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie shot way over top to give England an advantage they never surrendered, sealing the win when Chloe Kelly calmly converted.The Lionesses, who last year won the European Championship at a packed Wembley Stadium in London, were expected to win comfortably against the world’s 40th-ranked team.
And they employed the same tactics against England, whose back three were regularly exposed by the Nigerian attack.
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