The Mirror has been mocked for publishing an article about the Women's World Cup that said: "A woman's place is not on a foreign field playing second-rate football."
Women In Football, an organisation promoting women who work in the sport, tweeted to mock the paper after the England team scored two goals against Canada in the first 15 minutes of their quarter-final meeting.
The Lionesses went on to beat the hosts 2-1 and progress to the semi-finals for the first time in their history. The men's team have not reached that far in their world cup since 1990.
The article, printed in Saturday's paper ahaead of the game, said: "The World Cup has shown that the women's football really isn't that good - whoever could have predicted that?"
It added: "A woman's place is not on a foreign field playing second-rate football - that's Gareth Bale's job. A woman's place is in the wrong.
"Yet the BBC, in an era when the licence fee was under threat, was happy to shell out in the region in the region of £8.99 for TV wrongs."
Prominent women in journalism, including Sky News' Sophy Ridge and columnist Julia Hartley-Brewer, decried the article, with Hartley-Brewer asking: "Are you sure that was written in THIS century, not the 18th?"
Others attacked the article's "sexist tropes".
The article added: "England meet Canada tonight, so that's my weekend sorted - I'm going out.
"I'm happy to bet on two flies crawling up a wall but I've refused to bet on women's football. Women already cost me enough."
The article does not appear to have been published online. On Twitter, people speculated it was written by Derek McGovern, the paper's resident betting tipster.
Someone suggested people should not attack the paper itself, as it the author's opinion piece, not an editorial.
The Mirror had not responded to a request for comment as this article went live.
Women's World Cup: England Squad
Karen Bardsley(01 of23)
Open Image ModalPositon: Goalkeeper
Club: Manchester City
Caps: 43
Age: 30
Fast Fact: Bardsley was born and raised in California but qualifies for the England squad through family connections to Stockport. (credit:Richard Heathcote via Getty Images)
Carly Telford(02 of23)
Open Image ModalPosition: Goalkeeper
Club: Notts County
Caps: 5
Age: 27
Fast Fact: When she was at Leeds, Telford was named player of the match in the 2008 FA Cup final, even though Leeds lost 4-1 to Arsenal.
(credit:Jon Buckle - The FA via Getty Images)
Siobhan Chamberlain(03 of23)
Open Image ModalPosition: Goalkeeper
Club: Arsenal
Age: 31
Fast Fact: Chamberlain has the same surname as Arsenal men's player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and the same birthday. (credit:David Price via Getty Images)
Lucy Bronze(04 of23)
Open Image ModalLaura Bassett(05 of23)
Open Image ModalAlex Scott(06 of23)
Open Image ModalAlex Greenwood (07 of23)
Open Image ModalPosition: Defender
Club: Notts County
Caps: 12
Age: 21
Fast Fact: Despite being a Liverpool supporter, Greenwood joined Everton when she was just eight years old. She ended her 13 year association with the team when she joined Notts County last January. (credit:Jon Buckle - The FA via Getty Images)
Steph Houghton(08 of23)
Open Image ModalPosition: Defender
Club: Manchester City
Caps: 53
Age: 27
Fast Fact: Despite playing in defence, Houghton scored in all three of team GB's group matches in the 2012 Olympics. (credit:Tom Szczerbowski via Getty Images)
Claire Rafferty(09 of23)
Open Image ModalPosition: Defender
Club: Chelsea
Caps: 9
Age: 26
Fast Fact: When she's not playing football, Rafferty is an analyst at Deutsche Bank. (credit:Tom Szczerbowski via Getty Images)
Katie Chapman(10 of23)
Open Image ModalPosition: Midfielder
Club: Chelsea
Caps: 85
Age: 32
Fast Fact: Chapman is one of only two mothers on the England team. She has three children: Harvey, 12, Riley, six and baby Zachary.
(credit:GEOFF ROBINS via Getty Images)
Casey Stoney (11 of23)
Open Image ModalPosition: Defender
Club: Arsenal
Caps: 118
Age: 32
Fast Fact: Alongside training, Stoney and her partner (former Lincoln Ladies player Megan Harris) have been busy caring caring for their six-month-old twins, Teddy and Tilly. (credit:Ben Hoskins - The FA via Getty Images)
Jade Moore(12 of23)
Open Image ModalJordan Nobbs(13 of23)
Open Image ModalPosition: Midfielder
Club: Arsenal
Caps: 21
Age: 22
Fast Fact: Nobbs is the daughter of former Hartlepool player Keith Nobbs. (credit:Matt Lewis - The FA via Getty Images)
Jo Potter (14 of23)
Open Image ModalPosition: Midfielder
Club: Birmingham City
Caps: 19
Age: 30
Fast Fact: Potter's recall to the England squad comes after a seven-year absence. (credit:Nick Taylor - The FA via Getty Images)
Jill Scott(15 of23)
Open Image ModalPosition: Midfielder
Club: Manchester City
Caps: 90
Age: 28
Fast Fact: She's no stranger to silverware, having been on the teams that won the Women’s FA Cup in 2010 and the League Cup in 2008. (credit:Tom Szczerbowski via Getty Images)
Fara Williams(16 of23)
Open Image ModalPosition: Midfielder
Club: Liverpool
Caps: 139
Age: 31
Fast Fact: Williams has more caps under her belt than any other player in the team. (credit:Tom Dulat - The FA via Getty Images)
Eniola Aluko(17 of23)
Open Image ModalKaren Carney (18 of23)
Open Image ModalToni Duggan(19 of23)
Open Image ModalPosition: Forward
Club: Manchester City
Caps: 25
Age: 23
Fast Fact: Duggan scored the Women's Super League's goal of the season in 2014 against Chelsea. (credit:Dave Thompson - The FA via Getty Images)
Fran Kirby(20 of23)
Open Image ModalLianne Sanderson(21 of23)
Open Image ModalPosition: Forward
Club: Arsenal
Caps: 46
Age: 27
Fast Fact: Sanderson is something of a globe-trotter having played for clubs in the US, Spain and Cyprus. (credit:Tom Szczerbowski via Getty Images)
Ellen White (22 of23)
Open Image ModalPosition: Forward
Club: Notts County
Caps: 50
Age: 25
Fast Fact: White is back on top form after having damaged a cruciate ligament in her knee during a pre-season friendly against Durham last year. (credit:Tom Szczerbowski via Getty Images)
Jodie Taylor (23 of23)
Open Image ModalPosition: Forward
Club: Portland Thorns
Caps: 8
Age: 28
Fast Fact: She may have began her career with local team Tranmere Rovers, but Taylor has since played for major clubs in the US, Canada and Australia. (credit:Dave Thompson - The FA via Getty Images)