The 2015 Women's World Cup continued with two knockout-stage fixtures on Monday. An intriguing clash between England and Norway kicked off the action, and the United States took on Colombia in the second showdown to cap things off.
While the first match was meant to be rather even, the Americans were favored heavily but needed to find a spark on the attack after missing that largely in the group phase.
Check out the list of results from Monday's knockout-phase fixtures below followed by a recap of the two matches on the schedule.
England Rally to Defeat Norway 2-1
Controlling the pace of the game from the beginning in Ottawa, Ontario, Norway looked poised to advance to the quarter-finals thanks to a 54th-minute header by Solveig Gulbrandsen off a corner kick.