[1/5] Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Group H - Morocco v Colombia - Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia - August 3, 2023 Morocco's Anissa Lahmari in action with Colombia's Lorena Bedoya and Daniela Montoya REUTERS/Luisa GonzalezAugust 3 - First-time participant Morocco edged Colombia 1-0 on Thursday to advance to the knockout stage in the Women's World Cup.
Ranked second in the world, Germany finished with four points behind Colombia and Morocco with six points each in Group H, sending the two-time World Cup champions home early.
In nine appearances in the World Cup, this is the first time Germany won't be part of the Group of 16.
Colombia, which won its first two matches and finished ahead of Morocco on goal differential, will play Jamaica in Melbourne.
Morocco's men became the first African or Arab nation to reach a FIFA World Cup Round of 16 in 2022.
Persons:
Colombia's Lorena Bedoya, Daniela Montoya REUTERS, Luisa Gonzalez August, Anissa Lahmari, Ghizlane Chebbak's, Alexandra Popp, Popp, Cho, Manuela Vanegas
Organizations:
Soccer Football, FIFA, Morocco, South, Jamaica, Thomson
Locations:
New Zealand, Morocco, Colombia, Perth, Australia, Germany, South Korea, Brisbane, Korea, France, Melbourne