Fleming and Prince book Canada's last-16 spot


Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Group E - Canada v New Zealand - Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France - June 15, 2019 Canada's Nichelle Prince in action with New Zealand's Abby Erceg REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

GRENOBLE, France (Reuters) - Jessie Fleming and Nichelle Prince got second-half goals to give Canada a 2-0 win over New Zealand on Saturday and book their place in the last 16 of the women’s World Cup.

Canada dominated the first half and Fleming put them ahead three minutes after the interval following a fine run by Prince who cut the ball back for her team mate to score from eight metres.

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