Tuesday at the Women's World Cup
Tuesday's games
Group H: Colombia v South Korea, RTÉ Player/BBC, 3am
Group A: New Zealand v Philippines, RTÉ Player/ITV, 6.30am
Group A: Switzerland v Norway, RTÉ2/ITV, 9am
Ones to watch
Colombia v South Korea: Ji So-Yun (South Korea).
The Suwon midfielder is her country’s record goalscorer and leading appearance maker. The former Chelsea star has 67 international goals.
New Zealand v Philippines: Hannah Wilkinson (New Zealand).
The matchwinner in the opening game against Norway. The Melbourne City striker is a also a well-known artist and painted a mural at Eden Park last year to commemorate the trio of women’s World Cups held in New Zealand in the last 18 months – cricket, rugby, and now football.
Switzerland v Norway: Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway).
The Barcelona star was virtually anonymous in the opening day loss to New Zealand. Norway will need a big performance from her to save their tournament.
Monday's highlights
Group F: Brazil 4 Panama 0
Brazil’s opening match of the tournament was all about Ary Borges, who scored the tournament’s first hat-trick and set up Bia Zaneratto for the other in a one-sided match in Group F.
The winger had a first-half brace, both headers from Debinha’s crosses, before her neat backheel laid on the third of the match for Zaneratto just three minutes into the second half.
Borges then headed in Brazil’s fourth 20 minutes from time to put her side in a strong position in the group after France’s draw with Jamaica.
Group G: Italy 1 Argentina 0
Cristiana Girelli came off the bench to make the difference for Italy as her 87th-minute goal secured a 1-0 win over Argentina.
Italy had been grown frustrated against a stubborn display from their opponents, with goals from Arianna
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