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Women's amputee football: Poland thrash Brazil 5-0, reach World Cup quarterfinals

07.11.2024 00:05
The Polish women's amputee football team defeated Brazil 5-0 to secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Amputee Football World Cup in Colombia.
Womens amputee football: Poland players during a training session in Warsaw in December 2023.
Women's amputee football: Poland players during a training session in Warsaw in December 2023.Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak

Anna Raniewicz and Monika Kukla each scored twice for Poland, with Justyna Bzdela also adding a goal on Tuesday night, Polish state news agency PAP reported.

Buoyed by their convincing victory, the Polish team will now compete for a place in the las four of the sport’s inaugural World Cup.

The tournament, held in Barranquilla, Colombia, runs until November 11, with Poland aiming to make a strong showing in the knockout stages.

Founded in April 2022 as Europe’s first national women’s amputee football team, the Polish squad celebrated its first international victory in September last year, when it defeated the United States 1-0.

Leading up to the World Cup, Poland secured two wins over England at the Amp Futbol Cup in Warsaw.

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Source: IAR, PAP, sport.tvp.pl