BY Victor Akhidenor
Norway beat Cote d’Ivoire 3-1 in Moncton to seal second place in Group B, behind Germany on goal difference.
Ada Hegerberg scored once in each half but could have scored more after missing a host of chances.
She put Norway ahead on just six minutes after firing home from a tight angle.
Hegerberg doubled the lead on 62 minutes while veteran midfielder Solveig Gulbrandsen made the most of a goalmouth scramble to make it 3-0 five minutes later.
The West African side reduced the tally through diminutive forward Ange Nguessan to a scene of wild jubilation.
Germany topped the group after easily dispatching Thailand 4-0.
Melanie Leupolz broke the deadlock in the 24th minute with a looping header off a corner kick to open the floodgate of goals.
Lena Petermann made it 2-0 in the 55th minute and then 3-0 in less than two minutes, before Sara Daebritz finished the scoring with an easy tap in after she was left unmarked in the box.
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