Loss against sweden. Three us players, inlcuding theirstar, megan rapinoe, missed in the deciding penalty shootout. Now on bbc news sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday, im paul scott At The Bbc Sport centre heres whats coming up. Not to be england fall short in their bid for Netball World Cup glory. Over and out megan rapinoe s dream of further world cup success comes to an end, as sweden book their place in the last 8. And bouncing back Mathieu Van Der Poel recovers from this crash to become world road champion. We start with disappointment for englands netballers. They have fallen just short in their quest for world cup glory, after losing to australia 61 45 in the final in cape town. Ben croucher reports. In cape town, if you try to take on all the dramatic scenery, you could miss what is right in front of you. Cut out the distractions, remove the noise for englands roses, their sights were set on one thing. A step into the unknown in a first World Cup Final. England started o
Africa danced their way into the last 16 clash against the netherlands side aiming for back to back finals. less strictly come dancing, more strictly business. the long term absence of their striker may have once lowered expectations at the farm of one player who netted her fourth expectations at the farm of one player who netted herfourth for the tournament opening the scoring, has dutch fans dreaming of glory. incredible world cup continues. south africa s match winning heroine against italy was once again at the heart of everything they did. from ecstasy to agony as chances went begging. there is messes would costly as the netherlands secured victory in the cruellest of fashions. victory in the cruellest of fashions. . , ., ~ fashions. tragedy for south africa. jo for the fashions. tragedy for south africa. joy for the dutch. fashions. tragedy for south africa. joy for the dutch. i fashions. tragedy for south africa. joy for the dutch. i am fashions. tragedy for south africa.
Getting to the rostrum ready. they will walk about in a few moments to collect their third world cup trophy. it will be leonel messi who lifts it. what a way to cap an incredible world cup career. we think he will carry on playing, perhaps go through to another corporate america. they are the reigning south american champions. they cracked that one last year. now he has the full set. what more does leonel messi have to achieve? he has to go back and play in france in a few weeks because he plays with psg. i wonder what reception he will get? let s go back to buenos aires and katy watson. is everybody still jumping up and down? they are jumping up and down? they are jumping on the pitch here with the leonel messi. there are tears on the
Ubiquitous. this is something that really matter to argentina. almost like a family gathering. everyone felt this so personally. it wouldn t be fair if everybody walked away from this glittering career without a world cup. everybody was so hopeful david wayne, but the team has done such a greatjob, we will love him no matter what. he is a real source of pride. and the wider team of course, as well. this is the icing on the cake that he can go away with the world cup win, not just for him but for his family. such huge support there for him. the whole of south america has got behind this. the rivalry between brazil and argentina has fallen away. people herejust wanted brazil and argentina has fallen away. people here just wanted to swim for argentina, they wanted to bring the world cup back to south america. if brazil couldn t do it,
Every argentinian schoolboy and schoolgirl s room, just next to the diego maradona one, and maybe the mario kempes one. let s not speak to an argentinian journalist who has charted leonel messi because my career. thank you forjoining us. yes, it was always going to be a fairy tale, but fairy tales aren t supposed to come true, are they? what are the emotions you are feeling at the moment? mi; what are the emotions you are feeling at the moment? my emotions are irrelevant. feeling at the moment? my emotions are irrelevant, it feeling at the moment? my emotions are irrelevant, it is feeling at the moment? my emotions are irrelevant, it is an feeling at the moment? my emotions are irrelevant, it is an absolutely - are irrelevant, it is an absolutely historic moment for a country with an enormous come long and proud tradition of football. and messi s on an international career that has been so close to this trophy for so long. you have that future generations of football fans wafti