FRIDAY’S GAME
Celia Sasic tied the score in the 84th minute, Nadine Angerer stopped Claire Lavogez in the final attempt of a shootout, and GERMANY beat FRANCE on penalty kicks, 5-4, in Montreal on Friday after a 1-1 tie to reach the Women’s World Cup semifinals.
Germany, the 2003 and 2007 World Cup champion, will play Tuesday against the United States or China.
Louisa Necib scored in the 64th minute for France, which enjoyed a dominant first half but yielded a hand-ball penalty kick in the 84th for Sasic to convert.
All five kickers then found the net in the shootout for Germany, whose men and women remain undefeated (5-0) in World Cup shootouts.