Lionesses find a way to win after James red card – Women’s Football Weekly

On today’s pod: this World Cup just keeps getting better and has been blown wide open yet again.

There was drama in Brisbane as the Lionesses scraped through to the quarter-finals, knocking out an impressive Nigeria on penalties. But what next for Lauren James? After dazzling in the group, England’s starlet faces a spell on the sidelines following her sending off.

Sam Kerr is back - but the Matildas didn’t even need her as the co-hosts cruised through the last eight by defeating Denmark. They joined, Japan, Spain and the Netherlands - but the defending champions USA are out. Literally by a millimetre as Sweden progressed on penalties.

There’s much to unpack after a mad few days - plus news of a managerial casualty. We’ll be back on Tuesday to round off the final two round of 16 games before turning our attention to the quarterfinals.