ENGLAND CRASHED OUT of the Women’s World Cup in the cruellest circumstances as a 92nd-minute own goal cost them a place in the final.
Laura Bassett spectacularly turned the ball into her own net to hand holders Japan a 2-1 win and a showdown with the USA on Sunday.
Japan had taken the lead through an Aya Miyama penalty in the 33rd minute before Fara Williams equalised from the spot seven minutes later.
The pictures say it all:
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England take World Cup heartbreak to a new level with spectacular injury-time OG
ENGLAND CRASHED OUT of the Women’s World Cup in the cruellest circumstances as a 92nd-minute own goal cost them a place in the final.
Laura Bassett spectacularly turned the ball into her own net to hand holders Japan a 2-1 win and a showdown with the USA on Sunday.
Japan had taken the lead through an Aya Miyama penalty in the 33rd minute before Fara Williams equalised from the spot seven minutes later.
The pictures say it all:
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