Group play within the Girls’s World Cup is over, with nations 16 by to the knockout rounds.
Right here, we check out how all eight teams completed up and the outcomes which secured the highest two locations.
– Girls’s World Cup bracket and fixtures schedule
QUALIFIED FOR ROUND OF 16: Japan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Australia, Nigeria, Netherlands, United States, England, Denmark, South Africa, France, Jamaica, Colombia, Morocco
EMLIMINATED: Costa Rica, Zambia, Republic of Eire, Vietnam, Panama, New Zealand, Philippines, Canada, Portugal, China, Haiti, Italy, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, South Korea
GROUP A
Sophie Roman Haug scored a hat trick as Norway put a turbulent two weeks behind them and squeaked into the knockout levels of the Girls’s World Cup on objective distinction with a 6-0 thrashing of the Philippines at Eden Park.
Winger Caroline Graham Hansen and Guro Reiten additionally scored to assist the 1995 champions end in second place in Group A above New Zealand with their first win of the event.
New Zealand and Switzerland performed out an underwhelming 0-0 stalemate, sending the co-hosts out of the event and the Europeans by as Group A winners.
New Zealand, who surprised Norway of their opening match earlier than shedding to the Philippines of their second, grew to become the primary Girls’s World Cup hosts to exit within the group stage.
GROUP B
Hayley Raso scored a brace and Mary Fowler struck after the break as Australia crushed Canada 4-0 to storm into the spherical of 16 and ship the Olympic champions spinning out of the event.
Steph Catley slotted a penalty in stoppage time as a relieved nation celebrated the co-hosts’ advance as group winners.
Canada bowed out on the group stage for the primary time since 2011 and with some remorse after having wanted solely a draw to undergo.
Nigeria secured their place for simply the third time of their historical past after a 0-0 draw with Republic of Eire.
Debutants Eire have been already eradicated after two defeats however go house having earned their first-ever level on the World Cup.
GROUP C
Hinata Miyazawa scored twice as Japan placed on a counter-attacking clinic to beat Spain 4-0 and safe high spot in Group C. Each groups have been already by forward of the ultimate recreation, however Japan confirmed no mercy to verify they gained the group.
Striker Riko Ueki additionally scored on the break as Japan reduce by Spain’s excessive press 3 times within the first half earlier than substitute Momoko Tanaka added the fourth with one other high quality strike eight minutes from time.
It was the primary time Spain have conceded 4 targets in a single match for 11 years. Japan, winners of the 2011 World Cup and runners-up in 2015, stay in New Zealand’s capital to play Norway within the spherical of 16 on Saturday, whereas Spain will transfer north to Auckland to face Switzerland earlier on the identical day.
Within the different match, debutants Zambia claimed their first-ever victory with a 3-1 win over Costa Rica, though each groups have been already out of competition for the knockout stage.
Defender Lushomo Mweemba scored the quickest objective of the event to date, with a spectacular volleyed effort at two minutes and 11 seconds, and captain Barbra Banda doubled the lead from the penalty spot simply after the half-hour mark. Melissa Herrera lowered the deficit earlier than, towards the run of play, Racheal Kundananji scored from Banda’s cross in stoppage time to seal a historic win.
GROUP D
Lauren James delivered two very good targets as England cruised to a 6-1 victory over China that sees them end high of Group D.
England had earned a pair of shut 1-0 wins to start their World Cup marketing campaign, however Sarina Wiegman’s facet lastly discovered their type in entrance of objective towards China, with Alessia Russo, Lauren Hemp, Chloe Kelly, Rachel Daly and James all discovering the scoresheet.
China’s lone objective got here from a penalty from Wang Shuang on 57 minutes after Lucy Bronze was judged to have dedicated a handball. The Lionesses now face a round-of-16 conflict towards Group B runners-up Nigeria in Brisbane on Monday.
Denmark captain Pernille More durable transformed a first-half penalty to register her maiden Girls’s World Cup objective, establishing a 2-0 victory over Haiti and a spot for her facet within the final 16. Substitute Sanne Troelsgaard sealed the lead to stoppage time, and the Danes now meet Australia in Sydney.
GROUP E
United States completed as runners-up in Group E after being held to a 0-0 draw by Portugal.
Vlatko Andonovski’s facet was annoyed by a well-organized Portugal workforce that nearly snatched victory in stoppage-time when striker Ana Capeta hit the publish — a strike that, had it gone in, would have despatched the USWNT crashing out of the event.
The USWNT will face Sweden in Melbourne on Sunday.
Esmee Brugts netted two long-range stunners as Netherlands rediscovered their scoring contact in a crushing 7-0 win over Vietnam to take high spot.
The Dutch had solely scored as soon as in every of their two earlier video games however, realizing objective distinction may determine the group winner, have been 4-0 up inside 25 minutes.
Netherlands will journey to Sydney for his or her spherical of 16 tie on Sunday and can tackle South Africa.
GROUP F
Kadidiatou Diani netted a hat trick, together with two penalties, to guide France to a frenzied 6-3 victory over debutants Panama to take cease spot within the group
Les Bleues wanted solely a draw and after conceding within the second minute, France dominated, with targets from Maelle Lakrar, Lea Le Garrec and Vicki Becho, regardless of taking part in with out captain Wendie Renard and all-time main scorer Eugenie Le Sommer.
Marta Cox made historical past by scoring Panama’s first-ever Girls’s World Cup objective – and the quickest at this event at 1:07 – with a surprising 35-yard free kick that curled into the highest nook.
Jamaica held Brazil to a 0-0 draw to succeed in the knockout section for the primary time in solely their second Girls’s World Cup whereas condemning the South People to their earliest exit since 1995.
Needing some extent to undergo, the Reggae Girlz barely threatened to attain however have been tight in defence, repelling wave after wave of Brazilian assaults in a frenetic environment at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.
GROUP G
A much-changed Sweden facet reached the spherical of 16 with an ideal report after Rebecka Blomqvist’s second-half header and substitute Elin Rubensson’s Ninetieth-minute penalty helped them beat Argentina 2-0. They’ll now tackle the U.S. on Sunday.
Thembi Kgatlana scored a last-gasp winner to offer South Africa their first ever Girls’s World Cup win with a 3-2 victory over Italy.
Striker Kgatlana struck two minutes into stoppage time to ship her workforce off to Sydney for a conflict with the Netherlands on Sunday and broke the hearts of the Italians, who had solely wanted a draw to progress.
Italy had appeared to salvage the draw they wanted when Arianna Caruso scored from a nook within the 74th minute however have been left to rue what may have been after a collection of late missed possibilities.
GROUP H
Two-time winners Germany crashed out within the opening section of the Girls’s World Cup for the primary time after a 1-1 draw with South Korea of their ultimate Group H match.
The Germans, champions in 2003 and 2007 and ranked second on the earth, had wanted a win to make certain of progressing and Morocco’s 1-0 win over Colombia within the different group match in Perth despatched each groups by to the final 16.
