England fans celebrated outside the Brisbane Football Stadium after their penalty shootout victory over Nigeria. The teams remained scoreless at the end of extra time, but England pulled through with a 4-2 win on penalties.
England played with 10 women throughout extra-time after forward Lauren James was sent off in the 87th minute for an ill-tempered stamp on the back of Michelle Alozie after the two went down in a tangled heap. The Lionesses are now through to the quarter-final
England beat Nigeria on penalties to reach Women’s World Cup quarter-finals
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