WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
Wednesday was the first of two rest days in the first round.
LOOKING AHEAD
GERMANY returns to the field Thursday, but don’t expect it to score 10 goals again when it meets NORWAY, even if striker Célia Sasic is a hat trick waiting to happen every time she plays. In Group B’s other game, IVORY COAST meets THAILAND in a matchup that could produce either a defense-free 8-7 shootout or a dreary scoreless draw in which neither team takes a shot on goal. Hope for the former.
In Group A, CANADA will look to get past its opening-day jitters when it plays NEW ZEALAND in Edmonton, Alberta.