Women's World Cup Review: Spain eliminated, Brazil stay perfect

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Spain failed to make the Women's World Cup knockout stages, the 14th-ranked side ending their Canada campaign winless.

Spain were eliminated from the Women's World Cup on Wednesday, after coughing up a lead to lose 2-1 to South Korea in Ottawa.

Ranked 14th in the FIFA standings, Ignacio Quereda's side needed to win their Group E finale to have any chance of progressing to the knockout phase - and were on track after Veronica Boquete scored in the 29th minute at TD Place Stadium.

But the South Koreans hit back after half-time, with Cho So-hyun and Kim Soo-yun goals sending Yoon Deuk-yeo's team from bottom of the group directly into the last 16.

Marie-Laure Delie set the French on their way with a goal just 34 seconds in - the second-fastest goal in the tournament's history - while they were 4-0 up after just 36 minutes courtesy of an own goal to Mexico's Jennifer Ruiz and Eugenie Le Sommer's brace.

Lady Andrade scored deep into second-half stoppage time to mark England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley's sheet, but both sides progressed to the last 16 regardless.

Raquel's 83rd-minute goal preserved the Brazilians' perfect record at the tournament, and eliminated Costa Rica.