The elimination phase of the Women’s World Cup began on SAT 20 JUN 2015 with several big names in action.

• Germany 04-01 Sweden: Two goals from Célia ŠAŠIĆ and one from Anja MITTAG put Germany ahead 3-0 after 78 minutes. Linda SEMBRANT pulled one back with a header four minutes later, but a late sliding strike by Dzsenifer MAROZSÁN – a goal of the tournament candidate – sealed the deal in Ottawa. Germany face the France-Korea Rep winner in Montréal on Friday.
• China PR 01-00 Cameroon: The Chinese squad started brightly in Edmonton and took the lead in the 12th minute from WANG Shanshan. An active second half saw plenty of chances on either end, but the Indomitable Lionesses proved unable to make their 21 shot attempts count. China PR now head to Ottawa to meet the United States-Colombia winner on Friday.