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EDMONTON – Fara Williams scored on a penalty kick in the 108th minute as England upset Germany 1-0 in the third-place match at the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Saturday.
Finishing in third place is sixth-ranked England’s best-ever showing at a World Cup, coming in its fourth appearance.
England came close to advancing to the final, but lost 2-1 to Japan on Laura Bassett’s own goal in the 92nd minute in their semifinal.
After scoring an own goal to lose their semifinal game to Japan, England almost allowed another one in the eighth minute against Germany. A ball was sent towards the goal by Germany’s Bianca Schmidt and was then headed directly towards the goal by England midfielder Jo Potter before captain Steph Houghton made a diving play to kick the ball out of mid-air to safety just before it could cross the goal line.
England came back the other way in the 13th minute and Houghton came close on a tricky little shot that was deftly tracked by German goalie Nadine Angerer.
Germany had a couple of great chances early in the second half, including a shot from in tight by Sara Daebritz that England goalie Karen Bardsley had to be sharp on to save in the 53rd minute.
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