Germany's Second  win in 2019 World Cup

Germany did enough to outlast a pesky Spanish side and capture another three points. Spain is absolutely making great strides with its program. They aren’t quite Germany yet, but put up a great fight.

Bayern Munich midfielder Sara Daebritz's scrappy first-half goal settled the contest and put the side ranked number two in the world all-but through to the knockout stages

Spain dominated possession but the Germans scored against the run of play when Daebritz pounced on some hesitant defending to bundle the ball in at the far post.

The Germans, who have always reached at least the quarterfinals at Women's World Cups, had to overcome slack defense before taking the lead.

Spain's lack of production spared Germany an upset to the 13th-ranked team that is playing in only its second World Cup.