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Ireland crashed out of the Women’s World Cup after Canada came from behind to beat them 2-1 on Wednesday. Spain and Japan reached the last 16 with a game to spare. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at all of Wednesday’s action. Spain cruise into last 16 Jenni Hermoso and Alba Redondo scored twice as Spain thumped Zambia 5-0 to reach the last 16. One of the tournament favourites made the knockout stages with a game to spare having already beaten Costa Rica in their first match. Teresa Abelleira opened the scoring before Hermoso and Redondo took charge as Spain eased to victory. Japan ease past Costa Rica Japan also qualified for the last 16 with a routine win over Costa Rica. Quickfire first-half goals from Hikaru Naomoto and Aoba Fujino saw the 2011 champions through. Japan and Spain will battle it out for top spot in their final Group C game when they face each other on Monday. Canada fight back to break Irish hearts Ireland bowed out of the tournament after Canada came from behind to win in Group B. Captain Katie McCabe gave Ireland the lead when she scored straight from a corner after just four minutes. Megan Connolly’s own goal levelled just before half-time and Adriana Leon grabbed Canada’s winner eight minutes after the break. Post of the day Quote of the day I'm just heartbroken for the girls because of how we played. I'm just heartbroken Ireland captain Katie McCabe Up next Group E: USA vs Netherlands (2am, Wellington Regional Stadium) Group E: Portugal vs Vietnam (8.30am, Waikato Stadium) Group B: Australia vs Nigeria (11am, Brisbane Stadium) Read More Denise O’Sullivan hails ‘unbelievable’ Ireland fans at World Cup Courtney Brosnan says playing for Republic gives her ‘connection’ to family Amber Barrett hoping Republic can follow example of Morocco’s men at World Cup Katie McCabe urges Republic of Ireland to harness spirit of underdog Down Under Republic of Ireland embracing the World Cup experience Embracing the limelight all part of World Cup experience for Ruesha Littlejohn

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A Republican Congresswoman has shared an image of what appears to be a Batman balloon, claiming that it is an unidentified flying object, ahead of a debate on UFOs in Washington next week. Anna Paulina Luna tweeted about the material she has gathered for the House Oversight UFO hearing, consisting of pictures of several alleged sightings. But a number of Twitter users questioned the credibility of one of the images that shows an object in the air shaped like Batman’s face, leading to speculation that officials have confused a party balloon for a UFO. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter “The military ‘leaked’ a photo of a Batman party balloon and claimed it was a UFO. That seriously made me doubt their ability to analyze anything,” said one person. Another said: “My father was a pilot for 20 years, they make mistakes all the time. I just showed you a picture of when a fighter pilot confused a Batman party balloon for a UFO that had no signs of propulsion.” But, one user who believes it is a UFO, said: “I think there is a massive difference between a hot air balloon and a Batman balloon you buy at Dollar Tree for $4.99 and I am pretty sure you know that! Pilots are not mistaking a Batman balloon as a UFO & the balloon ain’t making it to 25-30 thousand feet” “The pic with a blue background near the center is definitely a UFO and not just a party balloon,” argued another. The debate around UFOs is gaining pace in the US. The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on the issue next week after Republican congressmen and women promised to look deeper into the issue. It comes after unconfirmed claims from a former intelligence official that the US military had found crashed alien spacecraft. The Pentagon has said it hasn't discovered any information to substantiate this claim. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was asked on Monday if he believes in aliens, in light of the hearing. "I will continue to see," McCarthy said. "But I think if we had found a UFO, I think the Department of Defense would tell us because they would probably want to request more money." "I'd love to see whatever facts and information we have," McCarthy added. "I'm very supportive of letting the American people see what we have, where we go." Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

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