'I was a little bit scared': England fans celebrate after narrowly beating Nigeria
Written by Sports NewsEngland 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.
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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.
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