<img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2023/08/12/0/0/3485/2324/664/0/75/0/752aa6e_56d7bb8d06944ab495ce6326ebaa7cb6-0-8c0eb9101cf647e4b66fcdb33050c144.jpg" srcset=" https://img.lemde.fr/2023/08/12/0/0/3485/2324/556/0/75/0/752aa6e_56d7bb8d06944ab495ce6326ebaa7cb6-0-8c0eb9101cf647e4b66fcdb33050c144.jpg 556w, https://img.lemde.fr/2023/08/12/0/0/3485/2324/600/0/75/0/752aa6e_56d7bb8d06944ab495ce6326ebaa7cb6-0-8c0eb9101cf647e4b66fcdb33050c144.jpg 600w, https://img.lemde.fr/2023/08/12/0/0/3485/2324/664/0/75/0/752aa6e_56d7bb8d06944ab495ce6326ebaa7cb6-0-8c0eb9101cf647e4b66fcdb33050c144.jpg 664w, https://img.lemde.fr/2023/08/12/0/0/3485/2324/700/0/75/0/752aa6e_56d7bb8d06944ab495ce6326ebaa7cb6-0-8c0eb9101cf647e4b66fcdb33050c144.jpg 700w, https://img.lemde.fr/2023/08/12/0/0/3485/2324/800/0/75/0/752aa6e_56d7bb8d06944ab495ce6326ebaa7cb6-0-8c0eb9101cf647e4b66fcdb33050c144.jpg 800w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 556px, 100vw" alt="Australia players react during a penalty shootout against France in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023." width="100%" height="auto"> <noscript> <img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2023/08/12/0/0/3485/2324/664/0/75/0/752aa6e_56d7bb8d06944ab495ce6326ebaa7cb6-0-8c0eb9101cf647e4b66fcdb33050c144.jpg" alt="Australia players react during a penalty shootout against France in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023."> </noscript> <figcaption class="article__legend" aria-hidden="true">Australia players react during a penalty shootout against France in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. TERTIUS PICKARD / AP </figcaption>

Co-hosts Australia reached the Women's World Cup semi-finals for the first time by beating France 7-6 on Saturday in an incredible penalty shootout to set up a meeting with Colombia or England.

There was little to choose between the two teams on a tense night in Brisbane, with the quarter-final ending 0-0 after 120 minutes of stalemate.

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Le Monde with AFP

After a scoreless match, the co-hosts won on penalties in a shootout that had it all: A goalkeeper substitution, plenty of misses, and a retaken penalty after VAR intervention.{ai:summary}Australia defeats France in an intense penalty shootout to advance to the Women's World Cup semi-finals, setting up a match with Colombia or England. The quarter-final ended in a 0-0 tie after 120 minutes of play. #sports

Women's World Cup: Australia eliminate France in dramatic shootout

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