Raquel Fernandes scored in the 83rd minute and Brazil eliminated Costa Rica from the Women's World Cup with a 1-0 win on Wednesday in Moncton, New Brunswick.
The Costa Ricans needed a result against Brazil, who had already clinched the top spot in Group E after a pair of wins. But Fernandes beat Dinnia Diaz and the Ticos were denied a spot in the round of 16.
Costa Rica had been the lone World Cup newcomer without a loss prior to Wednesday's defeat. But the Brazilians had 64 percent possession and outshot the Central American debutants 20-3.
Brazil, which advanced without allowing a goal, will face Australia on Sunday, also in Moncton.
England 2, Colombia 1
Karen Carney and Fara Williams scored first-half goals, and England beat Colombia at Montreal on Wednesday to reach the knockout stage of the Women's World Cup.
The Lionesses (2-1) finished second to France in Group F on goal difference and will play Norway on Monday in the round of 16.
Colombia (1-1-1) already had clinched a second-round berth; its opponent has not been determined.
Carney scored in the 15th minute with a left-footed shot through the legs of goalkeeper Sandra Sepulveda, who allowed a rebound on her diving save of Stephanie Houghton's initial shot.
Williams converted a penalty kick in the 38th minute after Canadian referee Carol Anne Chenard called a handball on Carolina Arias, who was sliding to stop a shot.
Lady Andrade scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time for Colombia.
Sepulveda is suspended for the next match after receiving her second yellow card of the tournament, for clipping Jodie Taylor in the 85th minute.
France 5, Mexico 0
Marie Delie scored off a header 34 seconds in, the second-fastest goal in the history of the Women's World Cup, and France routed Mexico Wednesday night at Ottawa, Ontario, to win Group F on goal difference over England.
Coming off a 2-0 loss to Colombia, France (2-1) scored three times in the first 13 minutes. The only Women's World Cup goal faster than Delie's following the opening kickoff was by Sweden's Lena Videkull against Japan in 1991.
Jennifer Ruiz had an own goal in the ninth minute, and Eugenie Le Sommer made it 3-0 with a mid-air toe tap. Le Sommer added her second goal in the 36th, and Amandine Henry got the final goal in the 80th.
France will play the second-place team from Group E on Sunday in the round of 16.
Mexico (0-2-1) finished last in the group. Las Tri are 0-6-3 in three World Cup appearances and have been outscored 30-6.
South Korea 2, Spain 1
Soo-yun Kim scored the winner in the 78th minute to cap South Korea'scomeback over Spain Wednesday night at Ottawa, Ontario, to reach the knockout stage of the Women's World Cup.
Sonia Bermudez's free kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time hit the crossbar and went over the net, ending the game and Spain's (0-2-1) first World Cup appearance.
South Korea (1-1-1) finished second to Brazil in Group E and will play France on Sunday in the round of 16.
Kim floated her shot from the just outside the penalty box and over the hands of diving goalkeeper Ainhoa Tirapu. South Korea tied it when Yu-mi Kang passed the ball over three defenders to team captain So-hyun Cho, who headed in the equalizer in the 53rd minute.
Spain's Veronica Boquete scored her only goal of the tournament in the 29th minute.
Spain controlled the first half, not allowing South Korea any shots on goal.
* The TV audience for the U.S. team at the Women's World Cup keeps growing.
The Americans' 1-0 win over Nigeria in their final group stage game to clinch first place Tuesday night averaged 5 million viewers on Fox. The network said Wednesday that was the third-largest audience ever for a Women's World Cup match, behind only the 1999 and 2011 finals.
Last week's opener against Australia had drawn 3.3 million viewers on Fox Sports 1, and Friday's scoreless draw with Sweden averaged 4.5 million.
It was Fox's best Tuesday prime-time audience since Game 6 of the World Series last fall.
The viewership was nearly four times the 1.3 million for the third U.S. group stage match in 2011, which was on a weekday afternoon in the Eastern time zone with the tournament in Germany.
The audience peaked at 6.3 million from 8:30-8:45 p.m. CDT while the match was going up against the NBA Finals. The basketball game, which started an hour later than the soccer, averaged 23.3 million viewers as the Golden State Warriors clinched the NBA title.
Sports on 06/18/2015