Women's Eurobasket: first tickets to playoffs and hostesses' surprises © ZUMAPRESS com.

In Australia and New Zealand, the women's World Cup continues.

On Wednesday, Spain and Japan became the first teams to secure their spots in the knockout stage. In group D, Spain defeated Zambia 5-0, while Japan beat Costa Rica 2-0.

The leaders of group D will fight for the top spot on Monday.

Meanwhile, Australia unexpectedly lost 2-3 to the Nigerian team. After two rounds, the defending champions in group B are behind Canada and Nigeria.

The tournament favorites, the US women's team, drew 1-1 with the Dutch women last night.

The group stage will end on August 3. The tournament is broadcast live on lrt.lt and LRT Plius channel.

Other interesting results:

Brazil 4:0 Panama

New Zealand 0:1 Philippines

Canada 2:1 Ireland