The Australia Matildas stunned a Brazil team - including Marta - with a late Kyah Simon goal to earn a 1-0 win and reach the Women's World Cup quarter-finals.

It is the best result in Australia's football history for either a men's or a women's team - and the worst World Cup performance from a Brazil women's team ever.

The game was even from the off, end to end, with Marta and Cristiane both lively for Brazil, and Lisa de Vanna and Caitlin Foord causing all kinds of problems at the other end. Australia goalkeeper Lydia Williams was exceptional, pulling off multiple saves and demonstrating excellent positioning to keep her clean sheet.

But it took until the last ten minutes for any of the chances to make it into the net as substitute Kyah Simon snaffled the rebound after a terrible mistake by Luciana, who spilled an innocuous shot by de Vanna straight into the path of the Australian player.

France, too, advance

A brace from Marie-Laure Delie and one from Elodie Thomis secured France's place in the Women's World Cup quarter-finals, where they will face Germany.

France were dominant from the off, nullifying Korea with a neat, intricate passing game, and scoring twice in the first ten minutes to crush their opponents' hopes.

Germany coach Silvia Neid was in attendance to scout out her team's quarter-final opponents - and will no doubt be impressed with what she saw.

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