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The third day of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup knockout rounds started with England beating Nigeria in a penalty shootout and finished with Australia delivering a convincing defeat to Denmark.
Couldn’t watch and need to know what the big story is? This is what happened on the third day of the World Cup Round of 16.
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England 0, Nigeria 0 (PK 4-2)
The Big Story: Nigeria looked to make history by winning a knockout round match for the first time in team history but when England went down a player late in the second half they weren’t able to capitalize and the match went to extra time. England made it out of extra time and…
