England vs Cameroon: Lionesses secure safe passage to quarter-finals
Phil Neville’s England are into the last eight in France
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Your support makes all the difference.England took on Cameroon in the Women's World Cup last 16 on Sunday afternoon.
Phil Neville's side are into the quarter-finals after an ill-tempered game where VAR took centre stage in Valenciennes. Steph Houghton opened the scoring, Ellen White added a second after a VAR review before Cameroon thought they had one back only for the technology to rule it out sparking chaos. Alex Greenwood made it three to seal their spot in the last eight.
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Here's how both teams have fared so far in this tournament:
ENGLAND
P3, W3, D0, L0 - 1st in Group D
W 2-1 vs Scotland
W 1-0 vs Argentina
W 2-0 vs Japan
CAMEROON
P3, W1, D0, L2 - 3rd in Group E
L 1-0 vs Canada
L 3-1 vs Netherlands
W 2-1 vs New Zealand
The winners of this match will play Norway in the quarter-finals - they came through on penalties against Australia last night in what was a thrilling encounter in Nice:
The players are now out and the national anthems are being played, starting with God Save the Queen.
Making her 18th World Cup appearance today, Jill Scott today becomes England's record appearance-maker in World Cups, overtaking men's goalkeeper Peter Shilton's 17 appearances.
KICK-OFF: England 0-0 Cameroon
We're underway - England in their usual all-white kit and Cameroon in their usual green shirts, red shorts and yellow socks. Game on!
3 minutes: England 0-0 Cameroon
All England early on, as Lucy Bronze and Nikita Parris try to combine down the right-hand side...
5 minutes: England 0-0 Cameroon
Early yellow card for Yvonne Leuko of Cameroon, but should it be red?!
Nikita Parris skips past the Cameroon defender, and is clearly elbowed by Leuko in the face!!
Obviously, VAR would have had a look at it, and a booking is deemed the correct decision. The subsequent free-kick is comfortably cleared by Cameroon.
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