Hayley Raso scored twice as Australia qualified for the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup with a crushing 4-0 victory over Canada, who were dumped out of the competition.
The joint hosts started quickly and opened the scoring early on through Raso and despite having Mary Fowler’s effort ruled out for offside, they doubled their lead before half-time with another Raso finish from inside the area.
Canada and Nigeria claimed a point apiece from their opening Women’s World Cup clash after battling to a 0-0 draw in Melbourne.
Veteran Christine Sinclair had a prime opportunity to put the Olympic champions in front from the spot at the start of the second half.
Phil Neville has joined the coaching staff of the Canada national team just days after leaving his role with Inter Miami.
The 46-year-old will join up as part of John Herdman’s technical team alongside Richard Shaw, and the two new additions will be part of Canada’s plans for their CONCACAF Nations League finals in Las Vegas.
Canada Soccer have confirmed an interim funding agreement has been reached with the women's national team players to settle their pay dispute.
Canada's national women's team planned a strike in February over equal pay in line with the men's side but backtracked following the threat of legal action.
Nick Bontis has resigned as president of Canada Soccer as the federation still has not secured a collective bargaining agreement with its national teams.
Canada Soccer has come under increasing pressure from its men's and women's sides amid a pay dispute.
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