Colombian player Daniela Caracas blasted Irish players in an interaction with fans posted online after Ireland withdrew from a friendly after 20 minutes over safety concerns.
Ireland star Denise O'Sullivan was taken to the hospital with a shin injury after the last of several controversial tackles in what the FAI described as an "overly physical" game.
Manager Vera Pauw revealed this morning that O'Sullivan suffered a soft-tissue injury, not a fracture, and she is hopeful that O'Sullivan will return in time for Ireland's opening World Cup match against Australia Thursday.
She also explained why Ireland called off the match:
"Over physical is not a problem once staying in the laws of games. We know how to handle that. There were moments from the other side that Ruesha [Littlejohn] got a huge tackle and could've been injured...two minutes later [there was] a huge challenge on Denise that was not within laws of the game."
"That created an atmosphere that I didn't think from those 10 minutes it would be right. Players were extremely upset. I went to their coach to see if we could agree together. The coach only said one sentence. I needed help from them."
"I went on to the pitch to see how Denise was, something I never do. I took the players away and they felt in big, big danger."
Colombian defender Daniela Caracas lashed out at Irish players when talking to fans after the cancelled game.
"They are little girls. There was a tackle and they started to complain. They said they were going to see if they wanted to continue playing or not, so our coach said we are not going to wait for them to decide."
A fan expressed agreement and Caracas added "Let them eat sh*t!"
El amistoso entre Colombia e Irlanda fue suspendido a los 20 minutos del primer tiempo.
Las irlandesas dijeron que el juego "se volvió demasiado físico", luego que Denise O'Sullivan fuera trasladada a un hospital tras una falta.
Daniela Caracas, a su manera, explicó lo que pasó pic.twitter.com/7hpNI9XV4Y— Nuestros Deportes (@nuestrosdporte2) July 14, 2023
The Colombian team said in a statement only that Ireland "preferred not to continue playing."
"Although all the processes and training of our national teams are framed in the rules of the game, healthy competition, and FairPlay, among others, we respect the decision of our rival team."
