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WWC2023 | Reggae Girlz to face Colombia in the round of 16

Published:Thursday | August 3, 2023 | 12:05 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter -
Jamaica's Deneisha Blackwood and Jamaica's Tiernny Wiltshire celebrate after drawing 0-0 with Brazil in the Women's World Cup Group F football match in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday. Jamaica advanced to the round of 16, where they will face Colombia.
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Jamaica's Deneisha Blackwood and Jamaica's Tiernny Wiltshire celebrate after drawing 0-0 with Brazil in the Women's World Cup Group F football match in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday. Jamaica advanced to the round of 16, where they will face Colombia.

Jamaica will face Colombia in the knock-out round of the Women's World Cup after the final round of group games concluded; today.

Colombia advanced as Group H winners, despite losing 1-0 to Morocco in their final game thanks to an Anissa Lahmari goal in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage.

Morocco also joined Colombia in the round of 16 as they got the result from the other game they needed after South Korea drew with Germany 1-1.

With the result, Germany were eliminated at the World Cup's group stage for the first time in their history, along with South Korea.

Morocco will face France in the round of 16.

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