Jamaica and Colombia were two of the surprise teams to reach the last 16 of this year's Women's World Cup. Jamaica had a sensational run to the tournament in Australia and New Zealand. Lorne Donaldson's side fought publicly with their national federation ahead of the 2023 Women's World Cup over conditions and preparations for the tournament. They have never won a World Cup match, losing all three of their matches on their debut in 2019.
Maria Catalina Usme breaks the deadlock for Colombia women's team
Jamaica have yet to concede in three group stage games at the 2023 World Cup, holding Brazil and France to goalless draws. But they have only scored once in a 1-0 win over Panama.
Meanwhile, Colombia (ranked 25th in the world ) is considered to be slightly better, after defeating Germany 2-1 in the group stage. Real Madrid's teenage striker, Linda Caicedo, is still the star, with high expectations after scoring 2 goals in the group stage. Caicedo and Ana Maria Guzman are young talents of Colombian women's football and have both been students of coach Nelson Abadia since they were 12 years old.
In the clash with their South American opponents, the Jamaican women's team continued to show that their defense is very difficult to penetrate. In the first 45 minutes, all of Colombia's attacks were stopped, with Caicedo receiving special attention from the Jamaican defense.
The turning point of the match came in the 51st minute when Colombia broke the deadlock with a fine strike from Maria Catalina Usme, after a pass from the left by her niece Ana Maria Guzman. It was also Jamaica's first goal conceded at this year's Women's World Cup. Lorne Donaldson's side responded with a flurry of pressure on the defence, including a shot that hit the post.
Jamaica women's team (yellow shirt) had to stop in the round of 16.
Jamaica's forced high-upside attack created plenty of space for star Caicedo. The 18-year-old forward was constantly disrupting the opposition defence on both flanks with her speed and trickery. However, despite creating dangerous attacks and controlling the ball well, Colombia's women's team could not double their lead. However, a narrow 1-0 victory was enough for the South American team to make history by reaching the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup for the first time.
With this victory, the Colombian women's team will face a big challenge in the quarter-finals (taking place on August 12) when they will face the reigning European champions, England. Meanwhile, despite stopping, Jamaica has left many impressions at this year's Women's World Cup.
Colombia women's team (in black) will face England in the quarter-finals.
Coming to the biggest women's football festival on the planet with unfavorable conditions, the Jamaican women's players created an interesting story. Without a star player in the squad and participating in the Women's World Cup for the first time, Jamaica continuously created surprises in the tournament, in which they surpassed former world runner-up Brazil in the group stage to advance to the round of 16.
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