Zambia bowed out of the Women’s World Cup by picking up their first-ever win in the tournament with a 3-1 victory over Costa Rica in Hamilton.
After back-to-back 5-0 defeats, it only took four minutes for Zambia to score their first goal in a Women’s World Cup through a Lushomo Mweemba header and they doubled their lead when Barbra Banda tucked home from the penalty spot.
Japan’s impressive World Cup form continued as a convincing 2-0 victory over Costa Rica strengthened their Group C qualification bid.
First-half strikes from Hikaru Naomoto and Aoba Fujino saw the 2011 champions build on last week’s 5-0 opening game win over Zambia with a free-flowing show in Dunedin.
Spain made a comfortable start to their World Cup campaign as a first-half flurry of goals saw them beat Costa Rica 3-0 in Wellington.
A Valeria del Campo own goal, Aitana Bonmati strike and Esther Gonzalez finish came in quick succession to give Jorge Vilda’s side a firm grip on proceedings.
Germany's national team director Oliver Bierhoff has left his role in the aftermath of the side's dismal World Cup campaign.
Bierhoff, who was a Euro 1996 winner and a runner-up at the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea as a player, first assumed his role with the German Football Association (DFB) in 2004.
Thomas Muller described Germany's World Cup campaign in Qatar as an "absolute disaster", heavily hinting at international retirement in the process.
While Hansi Flick's side were successful in their final match, beating Costa Rica 4-2, Japan's surprise 2-1 victory over Spain led to another group-stage exit at the World Cup.
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