Colombian fans euphoric after upsetting Germany 2-1

Record ID: 1736599

  • Title: Colombian fans euphoric after upsetting Germany 2-1
  • Date: 30th July 2023
  • Summary: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (JULY 30, 2023) (REUTERS) COLOMBIAN DRUMMER VARIOUS OF COLOMBIAN FANS JUMPING UP & DOWN & CHANTING IN CELEBRATION (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) COLOMBIAN FAN, SOL MOLINARES, SAYING: “It’s very emotional to have Colombia here in Sydney, the other side of the world. It was incredible. The girls played super well. They were very disciplined and it was a magnificent game. This is my Colombia. This is my Colombia. I am happy, and lets see what comes now. I think that we’ll win the World Cup. I am sure. We are playing super well.” FAN DRESSED IN COLOMBIAN-THEMED DRESS FAN DRESSED AS COLOMBIAN-THEMED JOKER COLOMBIAN FAN BLOWING HORN (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) COLOMBIAN FAN, SEBASTIAN BONELL, SAYING: “I don’t have any voice left, because I yelled until the last second, and I think that now is the time we start celebrating female football in Colombia, because so far it hasn’t happened, but as you saw, we were playing as if we were at home. The stadium was fill of Colombians and in the end we won and that’s what matters. Let’s continue supporting Colombia in this World Cup.” COLOMBIAN FAN IN COLOMBIAN-THEMED DRESS FANS OUTSIDE STADIUM COLOMBIAN FANS JUMPING UP & DOWN & CHANTING COLOMBIAN FANS CHANTING GERMAN FAN SAYING “Yeah Germany. Come on.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) GERMAN FAN, MELANIE MACRI, SAYING: “We’re very sad. We’re dramatic. I think I need something, a calming tea or something. Very dramatic, but sad, very sad. I think they would have deserved the victory. I think they played much better, but then Colombia used all the chances that they got and turned them into goals. That’s how it works in soccer, isn’t it?” GERMANY FANS WALKING PAST FANS LEAVING STADIUM (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN FAN, REBECCA REDEMANN, SAYING: “The group (Group H) is still completely open, which means that we can still make it. So, hopefully, it will all still work out and we still make it until the end.” COLOMBIAN FANS
  • Embargoed: 13th August 2023 14:18
  • Keywords: Alexandra Popp FIFA FIFA Women's World Cup Germany vs Colombia Linda Caicedo Sydney Football Stadium Women's World Cup World Cup fans supporters upset
  • Location: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
  • City: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
  • Country: Australia
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Sport,World Cup
  • Reuters ID: LVA001095730072023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Manuela Vanegas headed a stoppage-time winner to give Colombia a 2-1 upset victory over Germany just when the twice world champions thought they had saved a point in a thrilling Women's World Cup clash in Sydney on Sunday (July 30).
    The defender powered the ball home from a corner eight minutes after German striker Alexandra Popp had converted a penalty to cancel out a stunning strike from Colombian teenager Linda Caicedo.
    Caicedo, who gave her team a fright by collapsing in training on Thursday (July 27), had delighted the massed ranks of her compatriots in the 40,499-crowd by curling the ball into the top corner in the 52nd-minute.
    The result sent euphoric Colombian fans home singing, dancing and chanting as they left the Sydney Football Stadium.
    The 27th-ranked Colombians now only need a draw against Morocco in their final Group H match to be certain of reaching the last 16, while Germany are still likely to progress if they beat South Korea in their last fixture.
    (Production: Bart Biesemans, Stefan Haskins)
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