England ousts host Canada from Women’s World Cup
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Jodie Taylor and Lucy Bronze scored in the stunning first 14 minutes, and England eliminated Canada from its home World Cup with a 2-1 victory in the quarterfinals Saturday.
The Lionesses overcame a frenzied Canadian crowd at BC Place and a second-half goalkeeper change to secure their nation’s first trip to the semifinals.
After Taylor scored the opener on a horrible turnover by Lauren Sesselmann, Bronze added an impressive long header to build a lead that England never relinquished.
Aya Miyama’s corner kick from the left corner was blocked in the penalty area, but the ball bounced directly to Azusa Iwashimizu, who got off a hard shot at the net.
Friday’s quarterfinal match in which the United States beat China 1-0 drew 5.7 million viewers on Fox, the third most for a women’s soccer match, the network says.
The audience for the match was a soccer record for Fox, surpassing the 5 million viewers who watched the Americans play Nigeria in the group stage. ...
Germany midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan has a hyperextended left ankle suffered in her team’s win over France, and it is not certain whether she will play in Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal against the U.S.