Australia are in unchartered territory after a heart stopping penalty shootout win over France in their World Cup quarterfinal, seeing them progress to the semifinals for the first time ever.
After a tight and tense 120 minute game where the sides could not be split, each side has missed three penalties, before Vicki Becho smashed her penalty off the post, giving Cortnee Vine the chance to win the game.
And the native Queenslander did just that, as she scored Australia’s seventh spot kick to give them a 7-6 win and sent Brisbane Stadium and all of Australia into delirium.
Australia struggled to get into the game, being held back by a well organised French defence, and Laelle Lakrar should have scored with a guilt edged chance in the opening 10 minutes, but Australia finished the half strongly and had a golden chance of their own through Mary Fowler, but Elise de Almeida blocked…