Spain beat Switzerland 5-1 to enter the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup.

Spain made a tremendous comeback after a crushing defeat to Japan in the final of the group stage.

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Spain beat Switzerland 5-1 on Saturday thanks to two goals from Etana Bonmati.

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Spain beat Switzerland to become the first team to reach the quarter-finals.

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Spain's coach Jorge Villada made five changes to the lineup, embarrassing Japan.

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Spain won their first two games of the tournament, against Costa Rica and Zambia.

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Japan handed La Rosa a shock 4–0 defeat that forced the team to regroup.

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Spain continued to look for more goals in this match, and Bonmati scored his second goal in the 36th.

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Spain will next play either 2019 runners-up Netherlands or South Africa in the quarter-finals in Wellington on Friday.

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