After everybody took a day to decompress, action resumed at the 2015 Women's World Cup with Groups A and B kicking off the second cycle of group-stage matches.
Between the four fixtures on the schedule for Thursday, Germany vs. Norway and Canada vs. New Zealand were arguably the two most highly anticipated. Germany are coming off their 10-0 thrashing of the Ivory Coast, while hosts Canada looked less than convincing in their 1-0 win over China.
Below are brief recaps for each of the four matches as they conclude throughout the night with reaction from social media for each.