England defeats Germany 1-0 in FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 third place playoff

July 7, 2015

On Saturday, England defeated two-time world champion Germany by 1–0 in the in the  FIFA, which was held in  in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada, and won the bronze medal.

Germany had a greater possession of the ball against England in the match. Three English players were in the match with 30 fouls committed. Nobody scored in either half of the match. ,, and of the English team were booked in the 77th, 83rd, and 90+2nd minutes respectively.

As the scores were 0–0 at the end of 90 minutes of game play, the match proceeded in. In the 108th minute, England won a penalty kick. netted the penalty which gave a lead to The three lionesses. The German team tried even in the dying moments but English goalkeeper denied the Germans to claim the bronze medal.