Review helps boot Scots from World Cup

Scotland was knocked out of the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Wednesday after Argentina came back from 3-0 down to snatch a 3-3 draw with a last gasp retaken penalty following a dramatic intervention from the video assistant referee.

The Scots needed a win to have any chance of getting through and looked to have sealed victory after taking a 3-0 lead after 70 minutes with goals from Kim Little, Jennie Beattie and Erin Cuthbert.

But after Argentina brought on Dalila Ippolito and Milagros Menendez midway through the second half, their toothless attack appeared rejuvenated.

Menendez first slipped home a goal after a through ball from Ippolito, then Florencia Bonsegundo’s shot from outside the box crossed the line, setting up a grandstand finish.

A VAR review confirmed Aldana Cometti was brought down in the 87th minute, but Bonsegundo’s penalty was initially saved, only for the referee to call for the kick to be retaken after consulting the replay because keeper Lee Alexander had moved off her line.

Bonsegundo made no mistake the second time around to level the game at 3-3, knocking Scotland out after they finished at the bottom of Group D and leaving Argentina with a slim chance of qualifying as one of the best third-place sides.

Meanwhile, England maintained its perfect Group D record when Ellen White’s double gave the side a 2-0 win over Japan.

White struck on either side of the interval as the Lionesses, who had already qualified for the last 16, topped the pool with nine points, five ahead of second-place Japan.

England coach Phil Neville made eight changes to the lineup that beat Argentina.

Looking ahead to Thursday’s final matches of the group stage, Canada plays the Netherlands, the U.S. tangles with Sweden and New Zealand faces Cameroon, while Thailand takes on Chile.