England beat Nigeria on penalties to reach Women’s World Cup quarter-finals

Outplayed, outclassed but somehow, somehow, not out. Lauren James’s sending-off in the 85th minute for stepping on Michelle Alozie as her opponent lay on the floor was symptomatic of a frustrated England, who scraped past a tactically superior and better organised Nigeria on penalties to progress to the World Cup quarter-finals.Randy Waldrum’s Nigeria, ranked 40th

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