The United States moved into the last 16 of the World Cup in nervy fashion, finishing as Group E runners-up after a 0-0 draw with Portugal at Auckland’s Eden Park.
The four-time and defending champions would have crashed out with a shock defeat, and breathed a huge sigh of relief when Portugal substitute Ana Capeta’s stoppage-time shot hit the post during a tense finale.
Denmark are through to the Women’s World Cup knockout stages for the first time since 1995 after beating Haiti 2-0 in their final Group D match in Perth.
The Danes’ captain and record scorer Pernille Harder put them ahead with a 21st-minute penalty and substitute Sanne Troelsgaard added a finish in the 10th minute of stoppage time as Lars Sondergaard’s side advanced as group runners-up behind England.
Zambia’s Barbra Banda scored the 1,000th goal in Women’s World Cup history as her side signed off with a 3-1 win over Costa Rica.
Both teams had already been eliminated but after Lushomo Mweemba scored Zambia’s first ever goal at a World Cup – men’s or women’s – star striker Banda tucked away a penalty to bring up another landmark.
The Republic of Ireland secured their first Women’s World Cup point as they concluded their debut major tournament campaign with a 0-0 draw against Nigeria, who advance to the last 16 as Group B runners-up.
Courtney Brosnan pulled off a fantastic save to divert Uchenna Kanu’s 52nd-minute header against the bar to ensure the already-eliminated Girls in Green clinched a historic result in Brisbane.
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.
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