Women's World Cup: Brazil advance with third straight win

Brazil left established stars such as Marta on the bench with qualification already assured

Brazil advanced to the last 16 as they topped Group E with a 1-0 win over Costa Rica that maintained their 100% record in the Women's World Cup so far.

Raquel Fernandes converted Brazil's dominance into victory with a cool finish from Andressa's pass with seven minutes left.

Brazil, hunting their first title, will play Australia in the last 16.

They are joined in the knock-out stages by South Korea who beat Spain 2-1 to secure a qualification spot.

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Costa Rica ended up third in the group, but their total of two points from Group E was not enough to secure one of four second-round places for teams coming third.

It was a sad end to the Ticos' campaign after their battling display against Brazil was finally undone by Fernandes's careful side-foot shot past goalkeeper Dinnia Diaz.

South Korea made the knock-out stages of the tournament for the first time as they recovered from a goal down to beat Spain.

Captain Veronica Boquete's opener in the first half was cancelled out by Korean counterpart Cho So-hyun after the interval, before an error from Spain goalkeeper Ainhoa Tirapu proved decisive.

Tirapu allowed a looping cross from defender Kim Soo-yun to sail over her head and into the net in the 78th minute, ensuring it would be the Asian side who advance to a meeting with France.

South Korea have made it through the group stages for the first time

• Line-ups
• Match Stats

Line-ups

Costa Rica

• 1Diaz
• 5Sáenz
• 6Sánchez
• 20Acosta
• 12Rodríguez
• 10Cruz
• 16AlvaradoSubstituted forSánchezat 86'minutes
• 7Herrera Monge
• 11Rodríguez Cedeno
• 14BarrantesSubstituted forVillalobosat 72'minutes
• 15GranadosSubstituted forVenegasat 57'minutes

Substitutes

• 2Guillen
• 3Valenciano
• 4Benavides
• 8Cruz
• 9Venegas
• 13Bermúdez
• 17Villalobos
• 18Arroyo
• 19Sánchez
• 21Venegas
• 22Coto
• 23Villalobos

Brazil

• 1Maria Dionizio
• 13Barbosa Medeiros
• 3Hickmann AlvesSubstituted fordo Nascimentoat 66'minutes
• 16Leone Carvalho Souza
• 6Dias Gomes
• 18Fernandes dos Santos
• 19Dorneles Gonçalves
• 5Cavalari Machry
• 17dos Santos Augusto
• 21Zanotti DemonerSubstituted forde Miranda Travalaoat 78'minutes
• 22de Souza RegueraSubstituted forZaneratto Joãoat 59'minutes

Substitutes

• 2da Silva Simões
• 4de Miranda Travalao
• 7Zaneratto João
• 8de Moraes Rosa Moreno
• 9Alves da Silva
• 10Vieira da Silva
• 11Rozeira de Souza Silva
• 12do Monte Barbosa
• 14do Nascimento
• 15Pereira dos Santos
• 20Maciel Mota
• 23Izidoro Lima da Silva

Referee:

Efthalia Mitsi

Attendance:

9,543

Match Stats

Home TeamCosta RicaAway TeamBrazil

Possession

Home34%

Away66%

Shots

Home4

Away20

Shots on Target

Home1

Away9

Corners

Home1

Away7

Fouls

Home7

Away12