Women's World Cup 2015: Saturday's Day 15 Takeaways

Germany and China booked places in the FIFA Women's World Cup quarterfinals with victories on Saturday as the round of 16 began.

In the early match in Ottawa, top-ranked Germany eased past No. 5 Sweden, 4-1, as Celia Sasic scored a brace. Later in Edmonton, China edged Cameroon to set up a potential rematch of the 1999 final.

Here are the key takeaways from Day 15 at the Women's World Cup.

Germany lays down a markerBefore the tournament, it would have been a matchup fit for a final. Germany turned it into a rout.

The world's top-ranked side made easy work of Sweden in the first round-of-16 match in Women's World Cup history, racing out to a 2-0 halftime lead before winning, 4-1. If anything,…