🌏🏆 Best XI of the Women's World Cup quarter-finals | OneFootball

The Women’s World Cup quarter-finals are over but which players excelled in the last eight?

Here’s our best XI from Down Under.

Goalkeeper – Zećira Musović (Sweden)

Not just the goalkeeper of the quarter-finals but the goalkeeper of the tournament so far.

Musović has been a huge reason why Sweden are into the semi-finals.

Defender – Élisa de Almeida (France)

Despite defeat on penalties, France were imperious defensively against Australia in Brisbane.

De Almeida was a stand-out were her block from Mary Fowler’s effort in the first half one of the moments of the quarter-finals.

Defender – Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden)

Ilestedt has been a colossus all tournament but added goals to her repertoire as Japan dispatched Sweden in the shock of the round.

The Arsenal centre-back’s goal was a scrappy one but her performance was that of a defender at the peak of her career.

Defender – Cortnee Vine (Australia)

History for Australia was made by an unlikely source on Saturday.

In the longest penalty shoot-out in World Cup history, taker number 20 – Cortnee Vine – fired in for the Matildas as they beat France.

Defender – Wendy Renard (France)

Renard announced her retirement from international football earlier this year after falling out with former France coach Corinne Diacre.

But after the FFF decided to part ways with Diacre, Renard returned and thank God she did.

The 33-year-old has been sensational all tournament and produced her best display in the quarter-final against Australia.

Midfielder – Mary Fowler (Australia)

Sam Kerr was supposed to be Australia’s saviour this tournament but injury has robbed the Chelsea striker of that accolade.

Instead it’s been Fowler who has starred in every Matildas game with the 20-year-old announcing herself on the world star like no other.

Midfielder – Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden)

Every side needs a player like Angeldahl.

There for the crucial moments but otherwise happy to do the non-glamorous work.

She got her just desserts against Japan though by netting a penalty to win them the game and set up a semi-final with Spain.

Midfielder – Leicy Santos (Colombia)

Colombia have been one of the surprises of the tournament.

The South American nation have never reached the quarter-finals and yet took England all the way on Saturday.

They took the lead just before half time as Leicy Santos lobbed Mary Earps from a tight angle and otherwise impressed for the entire 90 minutes.

Forward – Mariona Caldentey (Spain)

Spain’s forward line really impressed in their win over Netherlands on Friday with Mariona stretching the Oranje defence down the left-hand side.

The Barcelona attacker also bagged the penalty that took the game into extra time and eventually saw La Roja win.

Forward – Salma Paralluelo (Spain)

The winning moment though, came from Salma Paralluelo.

The 19-year-old is one of the rising stars of European football and bagged the seventh goal of her fledging international career with a late winner.

Forward – Alessia Russo (England)

It’s been a tough World Cup for Alessia Russo with the Arsenal woman leading England’s line for the first time at a tournament.

She brushed off those doubts this time around though as the 24-year-old capitalised on a Colombia mistake and scored the winner that sent the Lionesses to the semi-finals.