Summary

  • Necib puts France ahead

  • Celia Sasic levels with late penalty

  • Thiney misses late sitter for France

  • Lavogez misses crucial spot-kick

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:41 British Summer Time 26 June 2015

    #bbcfootball

    Matt Underwood:  I honestly believe the winner of tonight's Germany v France game will meet @england, external in the final on 5 July.

  2. Watch on BBC Three and onlinepublished at 20:37

    Germany v France (21:00 BST)

    You will be able to watch Germany v France at 20:50 BST on BBC Three and online at the top of this page. Until then, you are stuck with my words. Soz.

    Women's World Cup
  3. "We scared Germany"published at 20:35

    Germany v France (21:00 BST)

    France v Germany
    Image caption,

    The two sides met at the 2011 World Cup, when Germany won 4-2.

    Back to my mention earlier about the potential for a bit of needle between these two [20:10 BST entry]. France lost 4-2 to Germany in an eventful group stage at the 2011 World Cup but the French highlighted their credentials as a rising power in women's football when they beat Germany 2-0, on German soil, in a warm-up match in October.

    "We know Germany's mentality and how much that defeat on home soil will have hurt," says France winger Elodie Thomas. "Maybe that makes things even worse, and I'm sure we scared them. 

    "But this will be different, as this is an elimination game. Germany is a good team, but France is a good team, too, and we've made a lot of progress."   

  4. The quarter-finalspublished at 20:32

    As well as today's quarter-final games, there are two more to come with defending champions Japan playing Australia at 21:00 BST on Saturday before England's face hosts Canada on Sunday at 00:30 BST.

    Women's World Cup
  5. Clash of the Titans Part Twopublished at 20:30

    China v USA (00:30 BST)

    There's another belter coming up later, with China taking on world number two USA at 00:30 BST. 

    We'll have live coverage of that game online from 00:00 BST, with video coverage from 00:20 BST.

    Women's World Cup
  6. One in five?published at 20:29

    England v Canada (00:30 BST)

    England manager Mark Sampson has been facing the cameras ahead of their quarter-final with hosts Canada on Saturday night.

    Quote Message

    Canada have only beaten us once in the last five meetings. If they've sussed us out, they've kept that quiet so far.

  7. Send in your supportpublished at 20:25

    #GoLionesses

    Getting excited for Sunday's game? Then send in your good luck messages and photos to #golionesses, external on Twitter.

    Don't forget you can watch the game on BBC One, with kick-off at 00:30 BST on Sunday.

    EnglandImage source, England Twitter
  8. Counting down to Canadapublished at 20:22

    Canada v England (Sunday, 00:30 BST)

    England play hosts Canada in Vancouver at 00:30 BST on Sunday and arrived in the city on Wednesday after beating Norway 2-1, winning their first-ever Women's World Cup knock-out game. 

    They can make history again this weekend by securing their place in the semi-finals for the first time.

  9. Who to mark?published at 20:19

    Germany v France (21:00 BST)

    Women's World Cup

    Germany have had nine different goalscorers at the 2015 Women's World Cup and five of those are starting tonight. 

    Meanwhile, goalkeeper Nadine Angerer has kept nine World Cup clean sheets and needs just one more to equal Briana Scurry’s record for the USA.

  10. LINE-UPSpublished at 20:13

    Germany v France (21:00 BST)

    Germany XI: Angerer, Maier, Krahn, Laudehr, Mittag, Sasic, Peter, Leupolz, Popp, Goessling, Kemme. 

    France XI: Bouhaddi, Renard, Georges, Henry, Houara, Le Sommer, Abily, Thomis, Necib, Delie, Majri

  11. Postpublished at 20:10

    Germany v France (21:00 BST)

    Still unsure about the Clash of the Titans billing? 

    The two sides steamrollered their way to the Women's World Cup, winning all 10 of their qualifying games while Germany scored 62 goals on the road to Canada, conceding four, while France scored 54 goals, letting in just three. 

    At the tournament itself, both have won three of their four games so far, Germany beating Sweden 4-1 in the last 16 to reach the last eight, while France saw off South Korea 3-0. 

    These are undoubtedly two teams in form. Oh, and there is a bit history between them as well. Before we get to that, the teams...

    Germany v FranceImage source, Getty
    Image caption,

    The teams are out in Montreal

  12. Blaise's backing for Les Bleuespublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 26 June 2015

    Germany v France (21:00 BST)

    PSG midfielder Balise Matuidi has tweeted his support for France, saying: "With France and PSG girls. Victory to you." 

  13. Postpublished at 20:04 British Summer Time 26 June 2015

    Germany v France (21:00 BST)

  14. The heavyweights v the confident upstartspublished at 20:02 British Summer Time 26 June 2015

    Germany v France (21:00 BST)

    Women's World Cup

    Germany versus France. Undoubtedly a game that could pass for being the final of the Women's World Cup but, as it is, we get this treat a little earlier. 

    The Germans are the heavyweights of women's football, winning the World Cup in 2003 and 2007, while France are a rising force, and have not lost to European opposition in 48 matches, winning 42 of those.

    One of these teams is going home tonight, so strap yourself in for a real humdinger.

  15. Titans will clashpublished at 20:00

    Clash of the TitansImage source, Google

    Back in 1981, the film 'The Clash of the Titans' was released. While no Titans - Greek gods - actually clashed, or were even in the film, the phrase has come to attach itself to big sporting matchups. 

    Tonight, at the Women's World Cup, we have one such matchup - Germany versus France.

    It is the world number one versus the world number three, the meeting of two powerhouses in women's football, the battle between two of the favourites to win the tournament in Canada.

    And yet we're only at the quarter-final stage...