A win and a draw in their opening two Women's Euro Group B matches rendered Italy's 3-1 defeat by Spain on Friday irrelevant as they progressed to the knockout stage of the competition for the first time since 2013.

Tournament favorite Spain has swept through Group B with a third straight win at the Women’s European Championship in Bern. It was 3-1 against Italy which also advanced to the quarterfinals.

Spain made it three wins out of three to top Group B with a comprehensive victory over Italy at Stadion Wankdorf.Italy took a surprise lead in the 10th minute through Elisabetta Oliviero, however it