Thanks to some English support, Germany’s Women have secured their place at the 2016 Olympic Games. With the Three Lionesses surprising 2-1 win over European Championship runners-up Norway in the World Cup round of 16, Germany are now guaranteed their place in the top three European teams at the World Cup, and so qualify for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. That means that Silvia Neid’s team have already achieved an important goal at this World Cup.
“We are very happy to have achieved this goal. We will, however, not lose sight of our title dream and we must concentrate on the quarter-final match against France,” said team director Doris Fitschen.
As well as quarterfinalists Germany and France, who play each other on Friday (22:00 CEST), the Netherlands are the last remaining European side who can make it to the quarter-finals. The Oranje play defending champions Japan on Wednesday (04:00 CEST). England, who face hosts Canada in the second knock-out round on Saturday, cannot qualify for the Olympics as an individual association.
England turn the game on its head
Captain Stephanie Houghton and Lucy Bronze turned the game on its head in favour of England, who only started to play convincingly in the second half, after the experienced Solveig Gulbrandsen had earlier given Norway the lead.
Thanks to some English support, Germany’s Women have secured their place at the 2016 Olympic Games. With the Three Lionesses surprising 2-1 win over European Championship runners-up Norway in the World Cup round of 16, Germany are now guaranteed their place in the top three European teams at the World Cup, and so qualify for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. That means that Silvia Neid’s team have already achieved an important goal at this World Cup.
“We are very happy to have achieved this goal. We will, however, not lose sight of our title dream and we must concentrate on the quarter-final match against France,” said team director Doris Fitschen.
As well as quarterfinalists Germany and France, who play each other on Friday (22:00 CEST), the Netherlands are the last remaining European side who can make it to the quarter-finals. The Oranje play defending champions Japan on Wednesday (04:00 CEST). England, who face hosts Canada in the second knock-out round on Saturday, cannot qualify for the Olympics as an individual association.
England turn the game on its head
Captain Stephanie Houghton and Lucy Bronze turned the game on its head in favour of England, who only started to play convincingly in the second half, after the experienced Solveig Gulbrandsen had earlier given Norway the lead.
