'to bardsley stretched every sinew to keep this one out. england breathed a sigh of relief, which minutes later became a raw. georgia stanway with the perfect pass, ellen whyte with the perfect pass, ellen whyte with the perfect pass, ellen whyte with the finish to match. japan have world cup parody —— pedigree, but this site is young and inexperienced, but they caused england plenty of problems. just as japan were getting a foothold, ellen white struck again, with her third goal in france. england looking good. tournament football is about it in your stride at the right time, and so far england haven't put a foot wrong. so england top the group and will now face a seemingly easier task in the last 15, taking on one of the best third placed teams, where scotland, scoring five goals in the tournament and showing plenty of promise, but it wasn't enough to keep them in france, and they head home from theirfirst keep them in france, and they head home from their first world cup having learned a harsh lesson.

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good evening, you're watching sports day on the bbc news. these are your wednesday night headlines were scotla nd wednesday night headlines were scotland are out of the women's world cup. they let it slip a 3—0 lead to draw with argentina. it is all right for england as the qualifier winners with a perfect record beating japan 2—0. strikes new zealand to victory in a final over thriller at the world cup. thank you for your company. we will start and paris, a must win game for scotla nd start and paris, a must win game for scotland at the women's world cup they led 3—0 but argentina came back

it became 3—2 and then another controversial penalty and stoppage. scotland, out of the world cup in the group stages without a victory. getting knocked out of the world cup is hard to stomach at the best of times, but doing it like this is very tight and going to sting. 3-0 up, it looked like they were flying and then they lost that lead and yes, they are going home. they be getting on a plane and out of the first world cup. the first: the first world cup. the first: the first half, struck in the box, perry did away but not far enough and there to get her first world cup goal. that is the first time that scotla nd goal. that is the first time that scotland women have been ahead in a world cup match and you could see how excited they were by that, how promising it seemed to be, but then into the second half, just 36

minutes and, caroline crossed and found ahead, who put it past the keeper, scott linford 2—0 and then everything seemed to be going so positively for them and then another goalfrom a set positively for them and then another goal from a set piece, that was the third one. leeann who headed across again, the keeper did manage to save it, but aaron, she did so well in the first half to get a goal in the second half, it wasjust the first half to get a goal in the second half, it was just fantastic. she held up a photograph which he had pulled out of her sock it was a picture of her as a little girl holding a football towards her family, who were in the stands watching on, but then, everything just seemed to turn around and argentina got one back in the the break, scotland was looking bit tired of that point but people were just assuming that maybe they're just assuming that maybe they're just going to a consolation goal at that point for argentina. but then,

scotla nd that point for argentina. but then, scotland just seemed to make defence error after defensive error and then it led to an incredible calamity of errors in the keeperjust could not keep the ball out, it would to 3—2 and that led to a very nervous final ten minutes or scotland and it certainly wasn't over at that point. another controversial decision against scotland, they were given a penalty and it looked as though howard had brought down the argentinian striker in the box and the referee went to it and decided that it was a penalty and so argentina took the cake, it all came down and she thought she was the hero because she kept it out but when the referee watched it again, and this is been a talking point in this world cup, the keeper had come off her lying in the referee ordered

a retake. howls of derision from the crowd and everything didn't seem to be that bad a move forward from alexander, it seemed very natural and she made the safe in a retake was ordered and valentina took it and they took it 3— all and scotland we re and they took it 3— all and scotland were out of the world cup. a dramatic evening for the past couple of weeks in france with the scotland team, just trying to sum up the emotions that they are likely to be feeling right now. there were many tea rs feeling right now. there were many tears on there, and a man who was watching would've seen that, just inconsolable. she was weeping, she was holding her hands to her head, they cannot believe it happened in they cannot believe it happened in the final ten minutes of the match and the team all gathered in a huddle, many of them were in tears, but they can hold their heads up high because they have performed very well in this world cup but yes,

u nfortu nately, very well in this world cup but yes, unfortunately, they could not deliver in the last match where they needed to win, it was a draw, it is argentina, who have drawn and who have gotte n argentina, who have drawn and who have gotten a point from this match, you can hear the fans singing as they go past. scotland are on their way home. a real contrast of emotions. disappointment for scotla nd emotions. disappointment for scotland and england and much more straightforward evening, they qualify for the last 16 as group winners. one of eight changes to the england team, she eased any nerves for the goal in the 15th minute, some semblance of revenge for england i was beaten in the semifinals by japan four years england i was beaten in the semifinals byjapan four years ago, six minutes taking england through toa six minutes taking england through to a second round match, we'll find out who they will play in the last groups are decided tomorrow. we were

treated to quite a game at the world cup when new zealand just traced down but looked like a small total to beat south africa, just 232 to win, the hero, an unbeaten century, just three balls to spare. for nearly three weeks, birmingham has waited their turn, the world cup is going on around him but with the obligatory rain delay, how is this first start? in a game south africa had to win, they gained ground slowly but then head stumps rapidly, and then after making it out of two. no escape and the men in black, it took him into the 42nd over to break free and that marked the start of the south african scannable for one —— scramble. but that was not, for

south africa's world cup chances depended on defending a small total. a look closer, the balance was about to shift. that unplanned pure what was followed by several other dizzy moves, ad forfour, south was followed by several other dizzy moves, ad for four, south africa we re moves, ad for four, south africa were in this. but still out there regarded as one of the best batsman in the world because of shots like this in situations like this. the game like this though, there are a lwa ys game like this though, there are always twists. close in fact, it would have been out, had they refuted, he had hit it. in the state which sums up south africa plus instrument but they're in the final over was williamson and that completed its century before he finished the match and effectively ended south africa's world cup. done to the table and new zealand, unbeaten at the top of the standings are south africa, just the one

victory so far and qualifying for the semifinals now, still to play pakistan, sri lanka and australia. she said she would take more positives than negatives from the birmingham classic despite being knocked out in the second round by the 2017 french open champion. in seven attempts, she has never been in the third round in birmingham, beaten in straight sets, this last week's event and now has only her home tournament next week to prepare for wimbledon at the start ofjuly. dan evans, decent form on grass was halted by three—time grand slam winner,163—6— halted by three—time grand slam winner, 163—6— four. in the british number one, was just about, winner, 163—6— four. in the british number one, wasjust about, losing the first set and was labelled a 3— all before the weather ended play prematurely in west london. let