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Germany women's football team


1.33pm EDT 13:33 Germany were deserved winners, dominating possession, scoring three, keeping yet another clean sheet. But Nigeria performed with great resolve and no little skill. That run from Rasheedat Ajibade early in the second half was as exhilarating as football gets. Had Desire Oparanozie got a toe on Ajibade’s cross to half the deficit, …

A squad shuffle rather than wholesale changes for Germany, with Melanie Leupolz, Klara Bühl and Lina Magull starting after coming off the bench against Spain. Thembi Kgatlana doesn’t start for South Africa; unless she’s injured, that’s a hard one to explain. South Africa (4-1-4-1): Dlamini; Ramalepe, Van Wyk, Matlou, Vilakazi; Ndimeni; Mthandi, Makhabane, Biyana, Jane; …