Women’s World Cup 2023 LIVE: Latest scores and updates as Germany battle for knockout spot

South Korea make a change, too: Moon Mi-ra takes over from Casey Phair up entrance. A extremely promising displaying from the 16-year-old – this can be it for South Korea’s World Cup marketing campaign however you’d think about we’ll be seeing lots extra of the younger striker over the following 20 years.

It stays 1-0 to Morocco in Perth.

Ouch – a nasty conflict of heads between Kim Hye-ri and Lena Lattwein leaves the South Korea captain on the ground in want of remedy. It was courageous defending from the centre half, who simply received there first to win her facet a free kick.

Nicole Anyomi is on for Germany. Can the Eintracht Frankfurt ahead spark one thing?

Germany bash on the door, ten minutes away from a World Cup exit. But South Korea, as they’ve been all through, look safe when Germany’s midfielders have the ball centrally. Crosses into the field look the likeliest path to a winner for Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s facet.

The sport in Perth is barely behind the one in Brisbane, so Morocco might know the Germany consequence earlier than their encounter with Colombia ends. 1-0 can be sufficient for the north African facet to undergo if South Korea maintain on for a draw.

Time continues to tick away for Germany, needing a aim to maintain their World Cup hopes alive. Headed straight on the goalkeeper! Another alternative for Alexandra Popp, once more arriving with excellent timing on to a cross on the far stick – however directing her header proper into Kim Jung-mi’s mitts!

Cho So-hyun seems to be battling a little bit of cramp, the veteran midfielder having run herself nearly into the bottom on this remaining fixture. South Korea shall be going house on the finish of this 90 minutes however they’re determined to carry on to a degree after a disappointing event. They appear to have simply been capable of take the depth out of the sport after that sequence of Germany probabilities.

But that’s higher from Colombia, Daniela Montoya forcing Khadija Er-Rmichi into a wise bit of labor earlier than Leicy Santos fires broad.

Germany are beginning to construct some stress, actually for the primary time on this sport. Alexandra Popp leaps strongly and wins an aerial contest, her header looping for the far high nook however away off the crossbar.

Morocco nonetheless lead Colombia, who’re but to have a shot on course, by that late first half aim.

Alexandra Popp is pleasingly again on her toes after taking a tumble over the South Korea goalkeeper Kim Jung-mi as she headed house…however affirmation quickly comes that there was an offside within the build-up, with each Popp’s place as Schuller backheeled and the striker’s motion on to Sara Dabritz’s cross beneath scrutiny. It’s tight on each counts, nevertheless it stays one apiece in Brisbane.

Germany suppose they’ve the lead after Alexandra Popp nods house from shut vary, Lea Schuller flicking acrobatically together with her heel for her captain. Was Popp simply in entrance of Schuller on the level of contact? The video assistant will take a look…