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Nigeria’s defender #22 Michelle Alozie (decrease) reacts after being fouled by England’s ahead #07 Lauren James through the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Ladies’s World Cup spherical of 16 soccer match between England and Nigeria at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane on August 7, 2023. (Picture by Patrick Hamilton / AFP)
Lauren James has been handed a two-match ban for stamping on Nigeria participant Michelle Alozie, which means James will miss England’s Ladies’s World Cup quarter-final tie in opposition to Colombia, world governing physique FIFA mentioned on Thursday.
James, England’s prime scorer on the match with three objectives, acquired a pink card for a bad-tempered stamp on Alozie’s again within the 87th minute of Monday’s game.
The 21-year-old Chelsea participant, who may also miss the semi-final if England qualify for the final 4, apologized for the incident on Tuesday.
England was decreased to 10 gamers for greater than half an hour however went on to beat Nigeria in a penalty shootout after the match ended 0-0 following additional time.
“The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has imposed a two-match suspension on England’s participant Lauren James…,” FIFA mentioned in an announcement.
“The suspension will likely be served for the FIFA Ladies’s World Cup quarter-final and the following worldwide fixture following that.”
England face Colombia on Saturday. The Soccer Affiliation (FA) declined to touch upon the suspension.
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