England Lionesses celebrate Bronze medal in the World Cup 2015 after beating Germany 1-0. Image: @England
Liverpool’s Fara Williams scored her third World Cup penalty to secure victory for England in their defeat of European champions Germany in the match for third place.
The 1-0 scoreline mean the Lionesses finish third at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The bronze medal match was goalless after 90 minutes.
Just after the beginning of the second half of extra time, Williams slotted home a spot-kick.
England thus ended their Canada 2015 campaign on a high.
They banished the grief of their unlucky semi-final defeat by Japan.
It has been the first time England have beaten Germany, FIFA’s No1-ranked side, after 21 attempts.
They finish the World Cup as the best-placed European team.
By finishing third, Mark Sampson’s side has become the second-most successful England team of all-time, behind the famous 1966 squad.
Referee: Hyank Ok RI
Attendance: 21,483
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Spot on Fara Williams secures bronze for Lionesses
This is how the match unfolded @England Twitter feed.
30: After a lively opening, this third-place play-off has settled down somewhat. Our #Lionesses are continually growing into the game.
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England (@england) July 04, 2015PHOTO @ellsbells89 receives the ball during #Eng's #FIFAWWC Third Place Play Off against #Ger #Lionesses http://t.co/a1xlpDdCDB
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England (@england) July 04, 2015PHOTO #Eng captain @stephhoughton2 attempts to block Celia Sasic's shot #Lionesses http://t.co/yBSDL9eWyO
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England (@england) July 04, 2015HT: #GER 0-0 #ENG. Both sides cancelling each other out so far in this #FIFAWWC third-place play-off #Lionesses
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England (@england) July 04, 2015PHOTO Captain @stephhoughton2 produces a brilliant goalline clearance during the first half against #Ger #Lionesses http://t.co/ABRaGD4J9n
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England (@england) July 04, 2015SECOND HALF: #GER get us up and running after the break. #GER 0-0 #ENG #Lionesses
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England (@england) July 04, 2015PHOTO Simply fantastic. Another view of @stephhoughton2's goalline clearance. Look at the concentration #Lionesses http://t.co/j4dMfZEqw9
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England (@england) July 04, 2015PHOTO #Ger forward Celia Sasic is blocked by a resolute #Eng backline #Lionesses http://t.co/zGFjeHWqta
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England (@england) July 04, 2015PHOTO #Lionesses boss @Mark_Sampson whispers instructions to @laurabassett6 http://t.co/VRdoaZ70LB
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England (@england) July 04, 2015FT: #GER 0-0 #ENG. We finished the stronger of the two sides, but now we have another 30 minutes of play #Lionesses
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England (@england) July 04, 2015PHOTO So we are heading into extra time. Come on you #Lionesses !!! RT if you believe #Eng will defeat #Ger #FIFAWWC http://t.co/09WWD4ElyE
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England (@england) July 04, 2015PHOTO #Eng forward @EniAlu is denied a late winner by #Ger goalkeeper Nadine Angerer #Lionesses http://t.co/dMJGvPqIx9
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England (@england) July 04, 2015PHOTO #Eng's @karenjcarney on the attack against #Ger #Lionesses http://t.co/S8WfcQkwNQ
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England (@england) July 04, 2015ET HT: Still #GER 0-0 #ENG after a cagey first half of extra-time. Are we heading to penalties? #Lionesses
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England (@england) July 04, 2015PENALTY TO #ENG! #Lionesses
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England (@england) July 04, 2015GOAL! @fara_williams47 scores her third penalty of the tournament! #GER 0-1 #ENG #Lionesses
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England (@england) July 04, 2015116: Huge let off for our #Lionesses as Schmidt heads wide at the back post when totally unmarked. COME ON #ENG! Not long left.
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England (@england) July 04, 2015BRONZE! Our #Lionesses have beaten European champions #GER 1-0 to finish third in the #FIFAWWC! Well done girls! http://t.co/WptugchYEb
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England (@england) July 04, 2015FT: #Eng 1-0 #Ger #Lionesses http://t.co/Di5tg9cJoH
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England (@england) July 04, 2015.@Mark_Sampson: "These players are just incredible. Now it's time for a massive celebration" #Lionesses #FIFAWWC #Eng http://t.co/dEc8f6tXtU
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England (@england) July 04, 2015BRONZE! #ENG
fifa.to/1HDQp8F http://t.co/8Lz74Vw06w
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FIFA Women'sWorldCup (@FIFAWWC) July 04, 2015#Lionesses boss @Mark_Sampson says it's time for a 'massive, massive celebration': the-fa.com/5wogCS #eng http://t.co/EZil1D9Z52
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England (@england) July 04, 2015
