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Bia Zaneratto of Brazil jumps for the ball with Khadija Shaw of Jamaica during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Group F match between Jamaica and Brazil at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on August 2, 2023. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images
Two minutes into stoppage time, Thembi Kgatlana stunned Italy with a game-winner for South Africa in a 3–2 victory that pushed her team into the Round of 16 for the first time at the Women’s World Cup.
Kgatlana’s score in the box off a pass from Hildah Magaia answered a game-tying goal in the 74th minute in Group G action in Wellington, New Zealand.