Co-hosts Australia beat France 7-6 in a thrilling penalty shoot-out to reach the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup for the first time in their history on a night of drama in Brisbane on August 12.
Australia now go to Sydney on Wednesday to face England, after they defeated Colombia 2-1.
Cortnee Vine scored the winning penalty for Australia to end a remarkable shoot-out that saw both teams take 10 spot-kicks, the quarter-final having ended 0-0 after 120 nerve-shredding minutes.