<!--Article Start--> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong><em>A Josee Belanger second-half goal was enough to keep hosts' Canada's Women's World Cup dream alive in a slim 1-0 win over Switzerland which gave them a quarter-final spot.</em></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify">The 29-year-old from Quebec scored the winner after 52 minutes to the delight of a passionate home crowd of 53,855 at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium on Sunday.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Olympic bronze medallists Canada, fourth in 2003 and ranked eighth, next play either former champions Norway or England next Saturday in Vancouver for a place in the semi-final.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"Belanger was fantastic in the second half, she came up trumps for Canada," said coach John Herdman.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"I'm proud of what we've achieved. We have to make sure we keep rolling, keep this machine on the move."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Switzerland, competing in their first World Cup and ranked 19th, had advanced from the group stage as one of the best third-place finishers.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">In a high-intensity balanced match, Switzerland's Ramona Bachmann had a near post shot pushed out early on.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Canada's best chance of the half came when Belanger's cross struck the post and bounced off goalkeeper Gaelle Thalmann to safety.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Belanger finally got the breakthrough from a cross from captain Christine Sinclair, with Switzerland's Ana Maria Crnogorcevic almost getting the equaliser ten minutes later but headed over.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Goalkeeper Erin McLeod made a key save 12 minutes from time as she denied Vanessa Bernauer from close range off a Bachmann cross.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"I'm really proud of the way the team played," said 109-times capped McLeod, who was named player of the match.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"I really think we can go all the way.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"Even though it was a one goal game we could have go a lot more.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"It took us a while to get into the groove and we did. Hopefully in the next game we can score a bit earlier."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Debutants Switzerland head home looking to build their young squad for the European championships in 2017.</p> . <p style="text-align: justify">"It was a highly intensive, balanced match and Canada scored the goal and we didn't," said coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"I feel bad for my players, they're sad. They allowed two goal chances and one went in.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"It hurts me when I see the disappointment on my players face."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">She added: "We came here as debutants and showed some real quality play and were an equal match.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"It's an experience that will help us in the Euro 2017, competing here was a totally different pressure and training experience that was very valuable and helped us improve."</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>By AFP</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p>