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The group stages are in the rearview mirror and Vera Pauw's Republic of Ireland squad have already been welcomed home but for the 16 teams left standing in Australia and New Zealand, it's time for the unforgiving gauntlet of the knockout rounds and it all kicks off on Saturday.
Spain underlined their credentials as pre-tournament favourites when they became one of the first teams to seal qualification for the Women's World Cup knockouts with a 5-0 win over Zambia in their second Group C encounter on Wednesday.
Jennifer Hermoso scored twice and assisted in her 100th international appearance to push Spain past Zambia 5-0 on Wednesday, a victory that locked both Spain and Japan into the Women's World Cup knockout round.
Rampant title contenders Spain and former champions Japan became the first teams to reach the Women's World Cup last 16 on Wednesday as both won with ease. Two-times Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas started for Spain following her serious knee injury and played her part in a 5-0 demolition of Zambia. Japan had been on the brink of reaching the knockout rounds following their 2-0 win over Costa Rica earlier in the day and the Spain result sent both of them sailing through.
Jennifer Hermoso and Alba Redondo both scored twice as Spain qualified for the last 16 of the Women's World Cup with a 5-0 win over Zambia on Wednesday, a result that also took Japan into the knockout phase.
AUCKLAND : Spain underlined their credentials as pre-tournament favourites when they became one of the first teams to seal qualification for the Women's World Cup knockouts with a 5-0 win over Zambia in their second Group C encounter on Wednesday.
Spain underlined their credentials as one of the pre-tournament favourites when they became one of the first teams to seal qualification for the Women's World Cup knockout round with a 5-0 win over Zambia.
When Liga MX Femenil was created in 2016, a goal was to build on the consecutive appearances of Mexico's women's national team at the 2011 and 2015 Women's World Cup tournaments. It's ironic, to say the least, that El Tri did not qualify for the 2019 tournament nor the 2023 edition. However, thanks in large part to the league, women's soccer is growing both in Mexico and abroad, a fact clearly visible on this year's World Cup rosters.