FIFA Women World Cup: Spain and Japan qualify for quarter-finals

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Team no. Group C runners-up Spain beat Group A leaders Switzerland to pull off a major upset of the tournament


Teams Spain and Japan have qualified for the quarter-finals of the ongoing FIFA Women's World Cup, which is jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand.

In the match played at the Eden Park Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, Spain defeated Switzerland 1-5, while Japan defeated Norway 1-3 at the Wellington Stadium in New Zealand to reach the to make it to the top eight. 

'Group C' number 2 Spain defeated 'Group A' leaders Switzerland and caused a major upset of the tournament. Spain's Bon Matti scored twice and was instrumental in taking his side to the quarter-finals for the first time. PAY 

A record 43,000 fans were present at the stadium to watch the match between Spain and Switzerland in the pre-quarterfinal stage.

In the match, Spain's players performed brilliantly and pressured the opposing team 1-4 in the first half, after which Switzerland's players were completely under pressure. 

Although Switzerland scored the first goal of the match and led 0-1, the first team could not perform well and the Spanish managed to score 4 goals during the first half, while Spain scored 4 goals in the second half of the game scored. fit. Jenny scored the fifth goal for the team. 

For the first time since 2015, a team scored 4 goals in the first half at the Women's World Cup. 

On the other hand, the match between Japan and Norway at the Wellington Stadium in New Zealand was quite interesting. Thanks to Norway's engine power, Japan won 0-1. Even through 

At the beginning of the second half, the Japanese Shi Mizu scored the lead of the team with 1-2 and in the 81st minute, Miyazawa scored Japan's third goal and played a role in the team's victory. 

For the quarter-finals, Spain will face the Netherlands on August 11, while Japan will play Sweden, who defeated the defending champion USA, in the quarter-finals.