Zambia shock Germany in dramatic Women's World Cup warmup friendly | OneFootball

With the Women’s World Cup just a couple of weeks away, Germany took on fellow participants Zambia in a friendly as the two teams prepare for the tournament.

Scorers: Schüller 91, Popp 99′ ; Banda 48′, 111′, Kundananji 54′

It was a nearly full-strength squad from both sides, and a drama-filled, high-quality game was the result.

While Germany dominated possession of the ball, Zambia remained ever-threatening on the break.

After the halftime break Zambia made good on their threat, as Barbra Banda darted in behind before slotting home the visitors’ opener in style.

It quickly went from bad to worse for the Germans when Racheal Kundananji pounced on a loose-ball in the box to tuck in Zambia’s second in six minutes.

Germany created a flurry of chances to pull themselves back into the game, the best of which came from a direct free-kick from the edge of the box.

However, Carolin Simon lashed her effort off of the crossbar to spare the Zambian blushes.

A stoppage time set-piece routine saw Germany finally puncture their resolute visitors, and the turnaround was completed by Alexandra Popp just minutes later to seemingly rescue a draw for the hosts in dramatic fashion.

But the drama was not over there, as Barbra Banda silenced the home crowd in the 111th minute, snatching a winner on the break to complete a famous victory for Zambia