That’s a warning: The Colombian women’s national team, Germany’s group opponents at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, went so hard in a friendly in Brisbane that their opponents Ireland stopped the game after 23 minutes. Irish FA Fai stated that the game was played “overly physical”. According to media reports, Ireland coach Vera Pauw said her players were “fearful” about their physical integrity.
The Colombian association commented on the case in a statement on its own website. Ireland’s decision to abandon the game is accepted, even though the Colombian team have been guided by the Laws of the Game, healthy competition and fair play throughout.
Ireland midfielder Denise O’Sullivan injured her tibia in a tackle during the closed test in Brisbane, Australia and was taken to hospital for a check-up. According to media reports, it should not be a break. Your appearance at the World Cup opener on July 20th against co-hosts Australia seems possible.
The team of national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg is currently training in her training base in Wyong, 90 kilometers north of Sydney. The team resides in quiet seclusion at the Mercure Kooindah Waters golf resort. The Germans will have to deal with Colombia in the second group game on July 30 (11:30 a.m. CEST/ARD) in Sydney. The other preliminary round opponents are Morocco on July 24 in Melbourne (10:30 a.m. CEST/ZDF) and South Korea on August 3 (12:00 p.m. CEST/ZDF) in Brisbane.
