— Days after a gut-wrenching loss, England finished its deepest run in the Women's World Cup with an uplifting victory.
Steph Houghton's nifty legwork prevented an own goal and Fara Williams scored on a penalty kick in the 108th minute, leading England to a 1-0 victory over top-ranked Germany in the third-place game Saturday.
"This is the team we wanted to be," Coach Mark Sampson said. "We wanted to show the nation that, look, we can be knocked down, but we can also get back up. And that's what we did."
Karen Bardsley stopped seven shots as England rebounded from Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Japan.