The Women's World Cup suddenly seems wide open with the elimination of many of the top teams in the world. And the United States hasn't looked very good through group play. Now the knockout round begins Saturday with two intriguing matches. Group winner Switzerland has mostly done just enough to get to this stage, while opponent Spain is desperate to bounce back from an ugly loss to Japan. The Japanese are unscored on so far this World Cup and play their knockout game against Norway, which doesn't know if star forward Ada Hegerberg will play.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand Humiliated following a loss to Japan in the group stage finale, Spain quickly recovered to show that La Roja should still be considered a contender to win the Women s World Cup.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand Humiliated following a blowout loss to Japan in the group stage finale, Spain quickly recovered to show that La Roja should still be considered a contender to win the Women’s World Cup. Aitana Bonmati scored twice on Saturday as Spain routed Switzerland, 5-1, and became the first team to…