Big Upset In the Women’s World Cup as Nigeria beats Australia

The FIFA Women’s World Cup has entered day 8, and it’s nothing short of an exciting tournament so far.

A significant shock came over the soccer world as Nigeria beat Australia in a 3-2 match, causing an upset. However, they aren’t as surprised, considering watching both teams playing styles and performances in this game. Nigeria has what some consider one of the best female strikers in the world Asisat Oshola. She is the first African woman to score in three World Cups, first in 2015, then again in 2019 and this year.

Upsets in soccer are a huge thing. With seemingly low-scoring numbers, no team is safe. It can occur when a highly favoured team can be defeated by the team considered to be the underdogs. Upsets allow soccer to be a game that keeps its viewers on the edge of their seats, and the Women’s World Cup this year is proving that.

A group to keep up with right now is definitely Group B. It has been an unpredictable group featuring Co-host team Australia, Canada, Ireland and Nigeria. The first round was a round-robin, so every team had a chance to compete. Nigeria and Canada are currently tied for the top of the group standing at four points, after going 0-0 in a draw for their opening game. Austalia is below both teams with three points, and Ireland is out of contention as they lost two games and did not earn points.

Other shocking moments include China winning 1-0 against Haiti despite being a player short after Zhang Rui was ejected via red card for a reckless challenge of Haiti player Sherly Jeudy. This win left China tied at 3 points with Denmark in group D. China is one step closer to the 16-team elimination round and will leave them to face England for that final spot on Tuesday. England is top of Group D with six points.

Canada beat Ireland 2-1 in their second game and now moves on to playing Australia on Monday. This game will have high tensions as Canada will need to win or tie Australia to move onto the next round, with 16 out of the 32 teams that started in the tournament. However, if they lose, their fate would be decided by Nigeria’s game against Ireland and would need Nigeria to lose and then would need to win a tiebreaker.

Canada has laser focus right now as they continue showing they’re not ready to go home yet. Australia is in a tight spot as they are not going down without a fight. So many twists and turns in the game of soccer, as it’s constantly changing, and you can always expect the unexpected. This tournament is exhilarating to watch and listen to as it will attract many’s attention and bring more light to women’s sports.