THE Copper Queens of Zambia have become the first African side to be eliminated from the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The players fell to the ground in despair following today’s 5-0 hammering by Spain.
The Copper Queens needed to defeat Spain after losing their opening group match to Japan.
The Copper Queens were drawn in Group C alongside Spain, Japan, and Costa Rica. They were one of the eight debutants at the tournament.
The team needed a favourable result after their 5-0 loss to Japan in their first game. However, another 5-0 loss to Spain ended the team’s dream debut.
After two rounds of matches, Zambia is without a point. A look at the Group C standings shows Spain and Japan with six points each with one game left.
The team will hope to end on a high and secure their first World Cup win when they face Costa Rica, the only other country that has been shown the exit door in the tournament, in their last group game.
All the African teams have had a poor start.
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