As one match ends, another begins… next up are Spain and Costa Rica. Join my colleague Sarah Rendell for the first Group C game, which is starting shortly.
But from me, it’s good bye for now. Thanks for joining.
So, in their first match at their first World Cup, the Philippines couldn’t get the dream debut they hoped for, but it was a spirited performance that they can take with them into next week’s fixture against hosts New Zealand. Switzerland join the Football Ferns on three points, and will be pleased with how things went in Dunedin today. A minimum of fuss after Katrina Guillou gave them a scare with a goal disallowed for offside, thanks to a penalty just before half-time from Ramona Bachmann which sucked the wind from their opponents’ sails and then a second from close range from Seraina Piubel to seal the deal.
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