Just Women’s Sports is here with your daily World Cup Digest, breaking down all of the biggest storylines from each day of action in Australia and New Zealand.
Linda Caicedo scored the best goal of the World Cup so far on Sunday in Colombia’s 2-1 upset of Germany.
Shaking off two defenders, Caicedo managed to curl one past the goalkeeper from a tight spot at a near impossible angle.
¡Grítalo Colombia🗣️!🔥 Linda Caicedo hace explotar al Sidney Football Stadium con su segundo gol en la @FIFAWWC.#GER 0-1 #COL 📺 @Telemundo y @peacock ➡ https://t.co/kWnYCuRFwZ#MundialTelemundo #LaCopaEsNuestra #FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/CpPojiZxos— Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) July 30, 2023
¡Grítalo Colombia🗣️!🔥 Linda Caicedo hace explotar al Sidney Football Stadium con su segundo gol en la @FIFAWWC.#GER 0-1 #COL 📺 @Telemundo y @peacock ➡ https://t.co/kWnYCuRFwZ#MundialTelemundo #LaCopaEsNuestra #FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/CpPojiZxos
It would remain 1-0 for the rest of the second half, but a penalty kick earned by Lena Oberdorf in the 89th minute resulted in a goal from Alexandra Popp that made it 1-1. Nearly 14 minutes of stoppage time played in Colombia’s favor, however, as Manuela Vanegas responded in the 97th minute stoppage time with a header to put Colombia up 2-1.
THAT IS BEYOND SPECIAL FROM VANEGASWhat a header, what a moment, what a match-winning goal for Colombia 🇨🇴 pic.twitter.com/bMRrhxas7l— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 30, 2023
THAT IS BEYOND SPECIAL FROM VANEGASWhat a header, what a moment, what a match-winning goal for Colombia 🇨🇴 pic.twitter.com/bMRrhxas7l
Dance like you've won your first ever #FIFAWWC match! 🪩@EnMaroc | #BeyondGreatness— FIFA Women's World Cup (@FIFAWWC) July 30, 2023
Dance like you've won your first ever #FIFAWWC match! 🪩@EnMaroc | #BeyondGreatness
A 1-0 win over South Korea helped Morocco to its first ever World Cup win, keeping their knockout round hopes alive. The goal was also the team’s first-ever World Cup goal, delivered by Ibtissam Jraïdi in the sixth minute. Morocco is the first Arab nation to ever win a game at the Women’s World Cup after also becoming the first Arab country to qualify for the tournament.
“We are just so pleased our efforts have paid off,” Jraïdi said afterward. “This victory is for Morocco and Arabs — it’s the fruit of our hard work.”
Defender Nouhaila Benzina also made history as the first player to wear a hijab while competing at a senior-level global tournament.
Trailblazer: Morocco's Nouhaila Benzina becomes first player to wear a hijab in a Women's World Cup match. A sign that the growth of the Women’s game knows no bounds. 🇲🇦🙌 pic.twitter.com/CDfSALzOu9— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) July 30, 2023
Trailblazer: Morocco's Nouhaila Benzina becomes first player to wear a hijab in a Women's World Cup match. A sign that the growth of the Women’s game knows no bounds. 🇲🇦🙌 pic.twitter.com/CDfSALzOu9
ABSOLUTE SCENES IN SYDNEY! 🇨🇴HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THIS GAME? pic.twitter.com/ti7rwgh4yt— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 30, 2023
ABSOLUTE SCENES IN SYDNEY! 🇨🇴HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THIS GAME? pic.twitter.com/ti7rwgh4yt
A moment Colombia fans will never forget 🇨🇴👏 pic.twitter.com/vziksmqe68— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 30, 2023
A moment Colombia fans will never forget 🇨🇴👏 pic.twitter.com/vziksmqe68