Tournament of surprises enters knockout stages

• UEFA Women’s EURO quarter-final choice complete
• Debutants Austria win group, Norway destroy to win a singular diversion for initial time
• England’s Jodie Taylor leads goalscoring (4)

The UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 in The Netherlands has reached a finish of a organisation theatre and a contest has already constructed several startling storylines. FIFA.com reviews all a movement that’s taken place from a home of Total Football. 

Group A: Hosts flawless, Norway pile-up out
As hosts, a Netherlands have given their fans copiousness to hearten about, winning 3 from 3 so distant in a tournament, and environment a record assemblage for their women’s side in a process. Head manager Sarina Wiegman will take certainty from a fact her organisation has found a approach to win in any of their matches, despite all by one-goal margins.

Denmark are a other organisation in a quarter-finals entrance out of Group A and they did so by circumference both Belgium and Norway 1-0. The former will be increased by a earnest contest as debutants, that enclosed a famous win over Norway in a second matchday of a group. Former champions Norway, in one of a many startling outcomes of a organisation stages, mislaid all 3 of their matches. It is a initial time they have unsuccessful to win a organisation compare in a tournament. 

Fans bedankt!! #OnsEK pic.twitter.com/94K691Y0fX

— OranjeLeeuwinnen (@oranjevrouwen) July 24, 2017

Group B: Germany gaining momentum, Sweden by though with bumps in a road
Perennial winners Germany began a organisation with a goalless pull opposite Sweden, a other powerhouse in a section. Eight-time champions Germany and conduct manager Steffi Jones afterwards navigated their approach past a wily Italian side before violence Russia 2-0. A seventh unbroken pretension is in their sights, though they will need to find ways to measure in open play, as 3 of their 4 goals came from a chastisement spot.

Although they conduct home, Russia showed that their destiny is splendid after a 2-1 win over Italy in their opening match. Sweden and Germany valid too most for them in their other matches, though there is positively copiousness to build on. Sweden’s 3-2 better by Italy in a final organisation compare now means they face a wily knockout-stage tie opposite a hosts, who will no doubt be carried by their home support.

@DFB_Frauen‘s actor of a year Dzsenifer Marozsán nets with a accurate penalty. ⚽️

Where to watch #WEURO2017 https://t.co/zRVS6p5LNg pic.twitter.com/Iqv9twcL6f

— UEFA Women’s EURO (@UEFAWomensEURO) July 26, 2017

Group C: Debutants Austria tip group, France off to unsure start
Arguably a biggest surprises of a contest so distant have come from Group C. Austria won their initial ever finals compare 1-0 opposite heavily-favoured neighbours Switzerland before even some-more surprisingly earning a indicate opposite pretension contenders France. They sealed out a organisation with a assured 3-0 win over Iceland, while France stumbled into a quarter-finals with a 1-1 pull opposite Switzerland. 

It was beating for Iceland, who were personification in their fourth European championship, as they unsuccessful to find a singular indicate in a group. Their manager Freyr Alexandersson did, however, find some positives to simulate on: “The support we’ve been removing here in Holland was like a men’s organisation final summer. Icelanders can be really unapproachable of how they provide women and women’s sport.”

#LetsCelebrate #ISLAUT #WEURO2017 pic.twitter.com/dlcUm27gD8

— WomensEuro2017 (@WomensEuro2017) July 26, 2017

Group D: England perfect, Spain scratch through
England finished a organisation theatre with a 100 per cent record, 3 wins from three, for a initial time during a vital women’s general tournament. The Lionesses’ certainty is high with Jodie Taylor heading a goalscoring charts (4) and carrying available a 6-0 win over Scotland, that was a biggest domain of feat in contest history. Taylor’s hat-trick that compare was a initial in over dual decades in a competition. 

Spain, who some had as dim horses to win a trophy, started with a assured 2-0 win over neighbours Portugal, though afterwards fell to England and afterwards surprisingly to Scotland. Tournament debutants Scotland and Portugal can both leave with heads hold high as they were means to find wins along a approach in their lass appearances.

Looking brazen to holding on @equipedefrance? @lilkeets certain is! #Lionesses pic.twitter.com/rGOJp9uFVe

— Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 27, 2017

The stat
6 – England’s 6-0 feat over Scotland in a opening compare was a biggest finals win in a story of a tournament, leading 3 opposite 5-0 wins: Norway vs Denmark (1997), Germany vs Russia (2001) and Sweden vs Finland (2013).

Quarter-final fixtures
Saturday 29 July
Netherlands v Sweden
Germany v Denmark

Sunday 30 July
Austria v Spain
England v France

Semi-finals
Thursday 3 August
Netherlands/Sweden v England/France
Germany/Denmark v Austria/Spain

Final
Sunday 6 August
Enschede, 17:00 internal time

Article source: http://www.fifa.com/development/news/y=2017/m=7/news=tournament-of-surprises-enters-knockout-stages-2902229.html