Zambia Copper Queens have been knocked out of the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics in France after Germany defeated Zambia 4-1 in St Etienne.

A brace from Lea Schueller and goals from Klara Buehl and Elisa Senss secured a spot for the Europeans in the next round with a second-place finish in Group B.

Schueller opened the scoring for the 2016 gold medallists 10 minutes in, and Buehl doubled the advantage from long-range two minutes after the break.

Copper Queens skipper Barbra Banda capitalized on a mistake by the German goalie to net her fourth goal of the tournament, but Schueller made it 3-1 in the 61st minute before Senss put the icing on the cake in second-half stoppage time.

Elsewhere in Group B, the USA overcame Australia with a 2-1 scoreline, resulting in Australia’s elimination from the competition.

The already qualified USA and Germany advance to the quarter-finals.

Collins Okinyo

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