2019 runners-up, Netherlands, kept their hopes of reaching another finals alive with a 2-0 victory over South Africa in Sydney.
A goal in each half by Manchester City’s Jill Roord and Lineth Beerensteyn was all the Europeans needed to eliminate the African champions.
Bayana Bayana put up a good fight and were always a threat to their opponents, but they could not find a goal.
The Netherlands will return to New Zealand to face Spain in Wellington next Friday.