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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sarah Rendell

Ten things you may have missed at the Women’s World Cup

Clockwise for top left; USA v Sweden, England v Nigeria, Germany's mascot, Ireland go out, Jamaica v Colombia.
Clockwise for top left; USA v Sweden, England v Nigeria, Germany's mascot, Ireland go out, Jamaica v Colombia. Composite: Getty

1 England players comfort Nnadozie after shootout loss

First thing you would expect a player to do when scoring a winning penalty is to run to their teammates in celebration. But after England’s Chloe Kelly scored against Nigeria in their last-16 match she went to console goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, who had remained on the ground after attempting to save Kelly’s effort. Kelly’s teammates Alex Greenwood and Hannah Hampton also went to check on Nnadozie – who made a succession of fine saves throughout the match – and Kelly told a camera operator to move away from the keeper.

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