Colombia stuns Germany in Women’s FIFA World Cup

Colombia stunned fancied Germans in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup match inflicting first-ever defeat on the Germans in the group stage since 1995.

The South American team forged ahead after Linda Caicedo fired in a lovely goal much to the shock of the German eves.

Germans, however, made a comeback when Alexandra Popp scored from a penalty to give her team a much-needed goal to equalise in the 89th minute of the match.

The winning goal for the Colombians came in the 97th minute when Manuela Vanegas managed to head a corner by Leicy Santos into the net to the cheer of the hundreds of Colombian supporters in the stadium.

Although the German eves tried hard to break through the defences of the gritty Colombians on several occasions they were thwarted by some dogged defence. The Colombian strikers on the other hand posed huge problems for the German defence from either flank with their sheer speed and ability.

An ecstatic Colombian coach Angelo Marsiglia said that it was a fantastic win for his team. ‘’We are obviously pleased with the performance of the players…. it's a great victory,’’ he said in the post-match press conference.

He, however, said that his team would have to continue to better its performance in the matches to come.

‘’We must keep on improving our game,’’ he remarked.

There were extraordinary scenes at the stadium filled to capacity after Vanegas headed the winning goal.

The fans erupted in joy as the header found its way into the next to the perplexed German goalkeeper.

Huge numbers of Colombia fans were present at their opening win over South Korea at the same stadium, and they made themselves known again in numbers and noise here. At the final whistle, it seemed Sydney had been transformed into Bogota.