France Misses Open Goal and Last Penalty Kick in Heartbreaking Loss to Germany

Thanks to goalkeeper Nadine Angerer, Germany pulled out a dramatic win over France on Friday to advance to the semifinals in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. 

The match was decided in a shootout, and French midfielder Claire Lavogez was the only player not to score. Angerer guessed right on a rather softly struck ball from Lavogez and saved the day:

Angerer was so pumped her team was moving on to the semifinals that she did a Super Mario leap:

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Lavogez with the weakest kick of the shootout, and Angerer guesses right. #FRA is out. #GER into the final four. pic.twitter.com/DHVAiudbve

— Richard Farley (@richardfarley) June 26, 2015"

France had a great opportunity to score in extra time, but Gaetane Thiney botched a wide-open would-be goal:

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Angerer. #GER #FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/9no18NP6bl

— Richard Farley (@richardfarley) June 26, 2015"

That’s a tough loss to swallow for France and Thiney, who will definitely be thinking about that play for a long time.

German-born NBA star Dirk Nowitzki approved of the result:

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