Henry fires France past Brazil; Martinez, Aguero goals sends Argentina through

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June 24, 2019 04:36 pm | Updated December 03, 2021 08:33 am IST

France captain Amandine Henry came to the rescue as the hosts scraped into the women's World Cup quarter-finals with a 2-1 win against Brazil after extra time on Sunday.

France captain Amandine Henry came to the rescue as the hosts scraped into the women's World Cup quarter-finals with a 2-1 win against Brazil after extra time on Sunday.

Football

Henry sends France into last eight

France captain Amandine Henry scored the winner in the 107th minute after the game went into extra time following goals from Valerie Gauvin and Brazil’s Thaisa. The 2-1 win sends the hosts to the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup.

Argentina through to Copa quarters

Goals from Lautaro Martinez and Sergio Aguero gave Argentina a 2-0 win over Qatar that enabled them to progress to the last-eight stage of the Copa America, following a loss and a draw in their first two group games.

Colombia finished top of the group after they claimed all nine points without conceding a single goal in all three of their matches.

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