Group A Recaps

Group A – England v Argentina
A confident England side just attacked Argentina throughout the match and forced the same type of errors we saw from Argentina in their first match. Two early England goals gave the Three Lions some breathing room and Kelly Smith never let her teammates rest. She continued to attack throughout the second half and picked up two goals herself. Argentina did get its first WWC goal with a strong strike from captain Eva Gonzalez. They also gave up a record 18 goals.

England moves on to face the 2nd place Group B team in the quarterfinals.

BBC Recap:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/6997764.stm

FIFA Recap:
http://www.fifa.com/womenworldcup/matches/round=248549/match=56308/index.html


Group A – Germany v Japan
Germany took care of business and Birgit Prinz made a bit of history as she became the all-time leading Women's World Cup goal scorer. The outcome was never in doubt even though it took Germany to the 87th minute to score the second goal of the match.

Germany advances to the quarterfinals and will play the 2nd team from Group B.

FIFA Recap:
http://www.fifa.com/womenworldcup/matches/round=248549/match=56309/index.html