Marta Cox scored a stunning goal of the tournament frontrunner after a minute against France, swerving a free-kick into the top corner from 30 yards for Panama’s first-ever World Cup goal.
Jamaica ensured there would be no fairytale ending to Marta’s World Cup career as they strangled Brazil 0-0 to reach the last 16 on Wednesday and condemn the South Americans to their earliest exit since 1995.
So it was little surprise that it was the South Americans who had far the better of the first half in Melbourne. Pia Sundhage’s Brazil, who have never won the World Cup, looked short of ideas as they went to the break goalless.Khadija Shaw, the prolific Manchester City striker and Jamaica’s undoubted star, was hardly seen as an attacking force.
Defender Allyson Swaby said last week that making an impact at the tournament would send a message to the country’s football bosses that the women’s team deserve better treatment. It was a polished recovery after Marta Cox’s wonder strike on 67 seconds left the French reeling, swerving a freekick into the corner from 30 yards for her country’s first-ever World Cup goal.Marta Cox scores Panama first goal in tournament history with this stunning free-kick against France for a shock leadPanama v France https://t.co/1UYItwpOHz#wwc2023 pic.twitter.com/IpJLEKiTwMShe spun away in celebration and was mobbed by teammates as the tears flowed at a sold-out Sydney Football Stadium.
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