ISTANBUL

The Philippines beat New Zealand 1-0 to claim their first-ever Women's World Cup win on Tuesday.

The Filipino women's team tasted a narrow win, thanks to a first-half header by California-born Sarina Bolden at the Wellington Regional Stadium.

Her header in the 24th minute was the country’s first-ever goal in the competition’s history.

Switzerland top the group A with four points, New Zealand and the Philippines have three each, while Norway have one point.

Meanwhile, in Group H, Colombia beat South Korea 2-0 to jump to 2nd place in the standings.