Costa Rica vs. Zambia Highlights | 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

[Music] Costa Rica and Zambia meeting here on New Zealand's North Island tonight playing for pride and each looking for their first ever win in a women's world cup all right our starting elevens tonight first for Costa Rica well four changes for Amelia Valverde and they're going back to a lineup similar to what we saw in Costa Rica's Opening match versus Spain oriented area Pavel chitundu in the Midfield getting the start after subbing in the previous two matches and Helen Chanda getting her first minutes of this World Cup team Costa Rica is a side that wants to put the ball on the ground and build through Midfield [Applause] history [Applause] a first ever World Cup goal for the copper Queens ride towards the near post [Music] perfectly placed ball toward that far post just gets on to the end of it I gotta say pushing forward evering katongo dancing around another Defender just couldn't get enough Catherine Alvarado gets the arm of Barbara bana right there that that's it that's to me a penalty kick Paul and that's I think why the referee blew her whistle that is the call at the moment penalty kick for Zambia never whoa whoa and the 1 000th goal ever scored at a women's world cup we talked about the importance of pride talked about how [Applause] chaos in the box and a goal kit coming in defense and sacrifice of the Zambian Defenders there to keep that one out of the back of the nut but this is it for the first half number three right there for Costa Rica and for her again headed up and it's loose and Costa Rica pulled one back let's take us early in this second half and that is exactly what they needed lasikas have life followed that and It ultimately falls to the feet of Melissa Arena she's just standing centrally completely unmarked a little bit fortunate even that it kind of bounces off her knee and her chest before it crosses the goal line better to be clear their defense is still a work in progress there still is areas to grow a hard challenge question about if a Costa Rican player was in an offside position and if so that would negates this penalty you see the center forward number 21 Shaka Scott she's offside right there after office review [Music] we play on and era she's got her seconds but the flag is up the ball is going to be if ever she has done that tonight in the night she needs to find a wife [Music] three one Zambia if the flag stays down what were you just say in a few minutes ago the next step for these two spot to the far post that's how quickly the NBA can get after you you win the ball two passes and the ball is in the back of the night best strikers a historic night in Hamilton New Zealand a first ever World Cup goal and a first ever World Cup win for the copper Queens

Channel: FOX Soccer

Views: 383,989

Keywords: soccer, zambia, costa rica, goal, world cup

Id: PrRRijnBwZ8

Length: 4min 58sec (298 seconds)

Published: Mon Jul 31 2023