Women's World Cup: US to face Colombia, Canada will play Switzerland in Round of 16

Canadian players applaud crowd after group stage finale in Montreal, 2015 Women's World Cup

Women’s World Cup group winners USA and Canada discovered their Round of 16 fates with the completion of group play Wednesday.


The US, winners of Group D following their 1-0 win Tuesday over Nigeria, will face Colombia on Monday in Edmonton (8 pm ET; FOX Sports 1, NBC Universo). Colombia finished third in Group F following their 2-1 loss to England on Wednesday.


Group A winners Canada, who wrapped up group play Monday with a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands, meanwhile, will face Switzerland on Sunday (7 pm ET; FOX Sports 1). Switzerland fell to Cameroon on Tuesday to finish third in Group C.