England progressed to the World Cup despite Lauren James' red card in the Round of 16 against Nigeria.

England are back in the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the fifth time in a row after beating Nigeria in the penalty shootout.

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A late red card by England forward Lauren James forced England to go into extra time.

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Nigeria had 20 shots for the game, only two of which hit the target.

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The penalty shoot-out went in favor of England, who went 4–2 after Chloe Kelly's powerful penalty.

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English forward Lauren James attacked Nigerian defender Michel Eloji.

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After VAR assistance in this match, James was shown a red card and disqualified from the match.

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James is then automatically suspended for the quarter-finals.

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England will play the winner of Colombia-Jamaica on August 12 at 6:30PM ET.

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