Hayley Raso scored a brace and Mary Fowler struck after the break as Australia crushed Canada 4-0 on Monday to storm into the round of 16 of the Women’s World Cup and send the Olympic champions spinning out of the tournament. In front of a febrile crowd at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Raso struck in the ninth minute with a low, right-boot and doubled down in the 39th from a goalmouth scramble as unused captain Sam Kerr cheered by the touchline. – Women’s World Cup bracket and fixtures schedule – How team’s can qualify from each World Cup group Fowler made sure of the win with a deft touch in the 58th minute that pinged in off the right post, before Steph Catley slotted a penalty in stoppage time as a relieved nation celebrated the co-hosts’ advance. Canada bowed out at the group stage for the first time since 2011 and with some regret after having needed only a draw to advance. This article was originally published by Espn.com. Read the original article here. Post navigation Rugby Championship R3 wrap: Officials got the Cruz Mallia call badly wrong Zambia, lowest ranked at WWC, beat Costa Rica