A tie that we have been looking forward to for some time, England take on Colombia in what is shaping up to be a mega showdown. England managed to scrap through against Nigeria on penalties after Lauren James was sent off after a moment of madness, whilst Colombia narrowly beat Jamaica to confirm the tie.
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ENGLAND
It’s rare to say that England won a penalty shootout, but they actually have. After the first two penalties sailed wide, England took charge of the shootout and managed to get the needed result. Nigeria made is difficult for the European champions whilst creating chances of their own, hitting the bar on multiple occasions.
We are expecting that England will power through this challenge even without the ace of the tournament Lauren James. Chloe Kelly has had a brilliant impact from the bench and it was great to see Keira Walsh getting some play time after her injury. We are pricing England to win at 1.47, with a correct score of 2-0 at 5.70.
COLOMBIA
In the last match of the tournament in Melbourne, Colombia found it tough to beat Jamaica, but a stroke of genius by Guzman Zapata, who switched play at the perfect time to gift a golden chance to Catalina Usme, who delicately placed her effort into the top left corner. Plenty of chances went astray for both sides in the second half, but the score remained the same.
Colombia could learn a thing or two from re-watching how Nigeria managed to keep out England. An important factor is that Lauren James will not be able to affect the game due to her being suspended. We are pricing a draw and under 2.50 goals to be scored in the match at 4.10, whilst Colombia is priced at 4.65 to qualify for the next round.
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