Germany's Melanie Leupolz, right, and Thailand's Silawan Intamee (7) vie for the ball during the first half of a FIFA Women's World Cup soccer game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
Monday, June 15, 2015.
Top-ranked Germany beat Thailand 4-0 at the Women's World Cup on Monday to claim top spot in Group B.
The Germans finished top on goal difference ahead of Norway, which beat Ivory Coast 3-1. In Group A, host Canada conceded a late equalizer to draw 1-1 against the Netherlands but still claimed top spot ahead of second-placed China, which advanced after a 2-2 draw against New Zealand, eliminating the Kiwis.
The Netherlands and Thailand finished third in Groups A and B and will be sweating on Tuesday and Wednesday's results which will determine which four of the six third-placed sides will progress. Germany's Melanie Leupolz scored the opening goal in the 24th minute but the tournament favorite was repeatedly thwarted by Thai goalkeeper Waraporn Boonsing.
The Germans finally made it 2-0 on Lena Petermann's header in the 56th minute, and she scored again two minutes later to effectively end the contest. Sara Daebritz later closed the scoring by tapping the ball into an open net.
Norway's Ada Hegerberg scored twice to lead her team to a 3-1 win over Ivory Coast and passage to the knockout stages. Hegerberg scored the opening goal for Norway in the 6th minute, beating Ivory Coast goalkeeper Cynthia Djohore at the near post. Hegerberg added her second in the 62nd minute, and Solveig Gulbrandsen put Norway up 3-0 in the 67th minute.
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