Switzerland

The Matildas' hopes of starting their brave new world with a morale-boosting triumph have fallen flat in Zurich as they were left grateful to escape with a fairly undistinguished 1-1 draw against Switzerland.

Spain made a statement with a big win against Switzerland, while Japan overcame Norway to seal their progress to the quarterfinals too.

Aitana Bonmati netted two well-crafted goals as Spain thrashed Switzerland 5-1 at the Women's World Cup on Saturday to clinch a quarterfinal berth for the first time in their history.

Sam Marsden previews Spain vs. Switzerland's round of 16 clash at the Women's World Cup.

As the Women's World Cup field cuts from 32 to 16, we review each remaining team's biggest strengths and weaknesses, and which one has the best shot.

New Zealand and Switzerland played out an underwhelming 0-0 stalemate in the Women's World Cup on Sunday, sending the co-hosts out of the tournament on goal difference and the Swiss through to the last 16 as Group A winners.

Taylor Swift will soundtrack every goal scored by the United States at the Women's World Cup, but she isn't the most chosen artist at the tournament.

Switzerland had goalkeeper Gaelle Thalmann to thank for securing a valuable 0-0 draw against Norway in the Women's World Cup Group A match.

Philippines may have suffered defeat in their FIFA Women's World Cup debut but they showed enough to suggest they belong on the big stage.

Switzerland made a winning start to their Women's World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over debutants Philippines at Dunedin Stadium on Friday, thanks to Ramona Bachmann's first-half penalty and a close-range effort from Seraina Piubel.