Spain reached the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup for the first time after producing an outstanding display of firepower in Auckland to send Switzerland out.
La Roja were beaten 4-0 in their final group game by Japan five days earlier in Wellington but bounced back in style to score four times during a dominant first half showing in front of 43,217 – a record crowd for a football match in New Zealand.
Aitana Bonmati swept the Spanish ahead before Switzerland equalised when Laia Codina, without looking up, hit a back pass past her own keeper and into the net from 10 yards inside her own half.
Spain soon restored their lead through Alba Redondo’s header before Barcelona midfielder Bonmati produced a classy finish to make it 3-1.
In an incredible opening half, Codina made up for her own goal by adding Spain’s fourth after a scramble inside the box.
They added another after half-time through Jennifer Hermoso’s clinical finish – her third goal of this tournament.
Jorge Vilda’s side are the first to reach the last eight and will play the winners of Sunday’s match between the Netherlands and South Africa in the quarter-finals in Wellington next Friday (02:00 BST).
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Switzerland
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Squad number1Player nameThalmann
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Squad number19Player nameAigbogun
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Squad number5Player nameMaritz
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Squad number2Player nameStierli
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Squad number8Player nameRiesen
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Squad number11Player nameSow
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Squad number13Player nameWälti
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Squad number6Player nameReuteler
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Squad number17Player namePiubel
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Squad number10Player nameBachmann
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Squad number9Player nameCrnogorcevic
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Squad number3Player nameMarti
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Squad number16Player nameMauron
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Squad number18Player nameCalligaris
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Squad number20Player nameHumm
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Squad number22Player nameTerchoun
Spain
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Squad number23Player nameCata Coll
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Squad number12Player nameHernández
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Squad number4Player nameParedes
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Squad number14Player nameCodina
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Squad number2Player nameBatlle
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Squad number6Player nameBonmatí
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Squad number3Player nameAbelleira
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Squad number10Player nameHermoso
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Squad number17Player nameRedondo
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Squad number9Player nameGonzález
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Squad number18Player nameParalluelo
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Squad number7Player nameGuerrero
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Squad number11Player namePutellas
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Squad number15Player nameNavarro
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Squad number16Player namePérez
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Squad number22Player namedel Castillo
Line-ups
Switzerland
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Thalmann
- 19AigbogunSubstituted forCalligarisat 45′minutes
- 5Maritz
- 2StierliBooked at 73mins
- 8RiesenSubstituted forMartiat 84′minutes
- 11SowSubstituted forTerchounat 45′minutes
- 13Wälti
- 6ReutelerSubstituted forMauronat 45′minutes
- 17PiubelSubstituted forHummat 75′minutes
- 10Bachmann
- 9Crnogorcevic
Substitutes
- 3Marti
- 4Felber
- 7Arfaoui
- 12Peng
- 14Rey
- 15Bühler
- 16Mauron
- 18Calligaris
- 20Humm
- 21Friedli
- 22Terchoun
- 23Lehmann
Spain
Formation 4-3-3
- 23Coll Lluch
- 12Hernández
- 4Paredes
- 14Codina
- 2Batlle
- 6BonmatíSubstituted forGuerreroat 77′minutes
- 3AbelleiraSubstituted forPérezat 64′minutes
- 10HermosoSubstituted forPutellasat 77′minutes
- 17Redondo
- 9GonzálezSubstituted forNavarroat 64′minutes
- 18ParallueloSubstituted fordel Castilloat 84′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Rodríguez Rivero
- 5Andrés
- 7Guerrero
- 8Caldentey Oliver
- 11Putellas
- 13Salón
- 15Navarro
- 16Pérez
- 19Carmona
- 20Gálvez
- 21Zornoza
- 22del Castillo
- Referee:
- Cheryl Foster
- Attendance:
- 43,217
Live Text
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Match ends, Switzerland 1, Spain 5.
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Second Half ends, Switzerland 1, Spain 5.
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Foul by Eva Navarro (Spain).
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Viola Calligaris (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Fabienne Humm (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sandrine Mauron.
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Foul by Irene Guerrero (Spain).
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Lia Wälti (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Ona Batlle (Spain).
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Noëlle Maritz (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Alexia Putellas (Spain).
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Lia Wälti (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Laia Codina (Spain).
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Ramona Bachmann (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Switzerland. Lara Marti replaces Nadine Riesen.
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Substitution, Spain. Athenea del Castillo replaces Salma Paralluelo.
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Attempt missed. Ona Batlle (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexia Putellas.
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Corner, Spain. Conceded by Gaëlle Thalmann.
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Attempt saved. Eva Navarro (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Corner, Spain. Conceded by Viola Calligaris.
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Eva Navarro (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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