Women's World Cup LIVE - Co-hosts Australia face France in quarter-finals

Read our full report below as Australia edge France on penalties to reach the World Cup semi-finals for the first time.

Australia win the shootout 7-6. Twenty of the 22 players still on the pitch took spot kicks. Arnold - who at one stage squandered the chance to be the ultimate hero - came good, even after VAR intervene, and it was Vine who held her nerve at the last to send Australia into the final four.

Vine scores and Australia win an epic shootout! They are through to the semi-finals for the first time ever!

Becho hits the post and Australia again can win it, if they score!

Hunt smashes down the middle and Durand saves with a strong hand!

Arnold tips Dali's penalty wide! But, a VAR review shows she was off her line. It must be re-taken.

Take two has the same outcome! Dali goes for the same side and Arnold saves again!

Carpenter scores - in off the post - and this remarkable shootout continues.

Lakrar outfoxes the goalkeeper. Australia must score, again.

Yallop keeps Australia alive after a stuttering run-up.

Karchaoui smacks it in off the bar! Australia must score again.

Gorry steps up, smashes it and Durand cannot keep the ball out despite getting two hands on it.

Arnold gets a hand on Geyoro's penalty, but cannot keep it out. Australia must score.

Australia's goalkeeper steps up and clatters the post! A lifeline for France, on we go.

Arnold tips a Perriset penalty onto the post! If Australia score the next one, they will win.

Fowler dispatches an emphatic penalty and it is 3-3. Effectively sudden death now.

Goalkeeper sent the wrong way and France lead again.

Cometh the hour, cometh the player. Kerr shoots to, Durand waits to move and does not have enough time to react. Level at 2-2.

Renard sends the goalkeeper the wrong way and France lead for the first time.

Catley goes to Durand's right, so does the French goalkeeper and she beats the ball away. All square again, 1-1.

Cool as you like from Diani, who freezes Arnold.