Home / Sports / Football / Article / Women's World Cup: Cancer-survivor Caicedo scores in Colombia’s win

Women's World Cup: Cancer-survivor Caicedo scores in Colombia’s win

Sarina Bolden scored the Philippines’s historic match-winner from its first shot on goal in the 24th minute, flipping the script and silencing a packed stadium of 33,000 mostly newly-minted Kiwi football fans

Listen to this article :
Linda Caicedo

Linda Caicedo

Cancer-survivor Linda Caicedo scored on her debut at the Women’s World Cup as Colombia beat South Korea 2-0 on Tuesday. 

The Real Madrid forward, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the age of 15, fired in her country’s second goal of the match at Sydney Football Stadium before racing toward Colombia’s fans in celebration. Caicedo, 18, who is an inspirational figure on and off the field, further enhanced her reputation as one of soccer’s rising stars with her goal and performance as Colombia made a winning start to the tournament. 

Trending Stories

Latest Photoscta-pos

Latest VideosView All

Latest Web StoriesView All

Mid-Day FastView All

Advertisement