Spain beat Denmark to set up Euro 2022 quarterfinal against England
Spain set up a quarterfinal meeting with England at Euro 2022 after Marta Cardona's late objective got a 1-0 win over Denmark on Saturday.
A first loss starting around 2019 to Germany in their subsequent gathering game implied Jorge Vilda's side required a highlight stay away from an early exit.
La Roja were made to get through an apprehensive night at the Brentford Community Stadium until Cadona's 89th moment circling header ensured their position in the last eight.
Spain's status as top choices was shaken by the deficiency of Ballon d'Or victor Alexia Putellas and all-time top goalscorer Jennifer Hermoso before the competition started.
Furthermore, they should improve extraordinarily assuming they are to vexed an England side that scored 14 objectives without answer in the gathering stages on Wednesday.
Denmark's 4-0 whipping on account of Germany in their initial game implied the Euro 2017 finalists expected to win because of their sub-par objective contrast.
Notwithstanding Spain's strength of ownership, the Danes got their opportunity to spring a steamed nine minutes from time when substitute Nadia Nadim's furious shot was turned over by Sandra Panos.
Vilda was developing progressively baffled uninvolved as nerves seemed, by all accounts, to be getting to his side as the last whistle drew closer with unique messy passes offering Denmark trust.
Be that as it may, Spain at long last got the breathing space they wanted when Olga Carmona's cross was met by her Real Madrid partner Cardona.
"That objective is for everybody," said Cardona, who committed her objective to Virginia Torrecilla, who is likewise missing from the competition subsequent to recuperating from a mind cancer.
"It is for Virginia, for Jenni, for Alexia and those that couldn't come.
"The gathering stage is truly challenging and presently we can truly put it all on the line."
Germany were at that point ensured to win Group B, yet kept their 100% record flawless with a 3-0 win over Finland in Milton Keynes.
Sophia Kleinherne broke the Finns' resistence five minutes before halftime when the Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder headed home Giulia Gwinn's cross.
Alexandra Popp then, at that point, snatched her third objective in as many games after the break before Nicole Anyomi's exact completion adjusted the scoring.
The eight-time champs will confront Austria in the keep going eight in London on Thursday.
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