US, England enter Womens World Cup quarterfinals

Ottawa: The United States moved into the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals on Monday with a 2-0 win over Colombia as England fought back to beat former winners Norway 2-1 to book their last eight spot. Alex Morgan and Carli Lloyd both scored in the second half of a tough game for the second-ranked Americans at Edmonton against 28th-ranked opponents who played the second half a woman down.

Sixth-ranked England were trailing after Solveig Gulbrandsen headed in for 1995 champions Norway after 54 minutes in Ottawa. But second-half goals from captain Steph Houghton and defender Lucy Bronze gave England their first ever win in the knockout round of the tournament.