It's always impressive how a football crowd can create a wall of noise; how fans can find the right frequency to make it sound like you've stuck your head into a speaker.

That's what it was like, sitting in Wellington Regional Stadium -- fondly referred to as the "Cake Tin" by locals -- when Philippines midfielder Sabrina Bolden powered a header at Victoria Esson, only for the New Zealand goalkeeper to fumble it over the line. Beyond simple cheers, it was an eruption of adulation to match New Zealand's volcanic heritage.

The winning goal was a cold, hard comedown for the tournament hosts, who had played with a freedom afforded to underdogs against Norway, before struggling for fluency as favourites against a debuting nation on Tuesday.

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Statistically the better team and ranked 20 places above their opponents, New Zealand's game reeked of frustration as they sparred with a stubborn Philippines side, and challenges from both sides got a little less friendly.

The Ferns came close, first when Hannah Wilkinson's header ended up on the roof of the net, then when Jacqui Hand's low strike pinged off the upright and into Oliva McDaniels' hands. With each attack, those pesky noise levels mounted and, rather than being drowned out by their Filipino counterparts, it was the home support that reverberated around the Cake Tin.

Again, there was absolute pandemonium as the ball hit the back of net thanks to Hand's header, but with the stadium still going wild, it was ruled out by VAR for a marginal offside. In the 93rd minute, substitute Grace Jale thought she had scored, only for McDaniels to tip her shot round the post and hand the Philippines a historic 1-0 win.

A first World Cup win in your first World Cup is as good a reason to celebrate as any -- and celebrate the Philippines did after stunning New Zealand on home soil. While their supporters were naturally outnumbered at Wellington Regional Stadium, they were still represented by a few thousand fans at the match owing to the 80,000-strong Filipino population across New Zealand. They brought most of the atmosphere before the game, dressed in bright colours, banging drums and singing, and they certainly were not going anywhere after Bolden's goal.

Twenty minutes after the game had ended, they were still lining the front row of the ground, the players making their way slowly around the pitch before finally, perhaps even reluctantly, heading down the tunnel. The squad, made up of players plying their trade in Brazil, Sweden, the United States and Australia, among other countries, joined hands and bowed down in front of their adoring public in every corner of the stadium.

They won't be able to party too hard, though. Next up is Norway, and they have a genuine chance of making the round of 16 now.

South Korea's Phair makes history

South Korea forward Cassey Phair made history by becoming the youngest player to make their World Cup debut, at 16 years and 26 days old, as well as the first mixed-heritage player to represent Korea.

Coming on in the 78th minute in the 2-0 defeat to Colombia, the U.S.-born Phair made her presence felt with a number of big challenges as she worked tirelessly to try to get Korea back into the game. But it was another teenager, Colombia's 18-year-old Linda Caicedo, who stole the show as she scored on her World Cup debut.

"I think today didn't really go as we planned, the results didn't come out as well as we hoped, but I really enjoyed playing for my first time and I'm really happy to be the youngest player at a World Cup," Phair said after the match. "I'm really proud and really honoured to be the first mixed player for the Korean Federation also and I really think that I appreciate the opportunity I was given and I'm very honoured."

In the end, however, it was heartbreak for Phair & Co. and euphoria for Colombia as they secured just their second win at a World Cup. Expected to be a cagey affair, with both sides keen for at least a point to help get out of a tight Group H, it was instead a fiery encounter with both sides happy to bring physicality to the game and Colombia reaping the rewards of constant attacking pressure.

Catalina Usme's 30th-minute penalty had the Colombia-heavy crowd cheering, before fellow midfielder Caicedo became the 10th-youngest World Cup goal scorer when she dribbled 42 meters to add the side's second minutes later.

While Korea had their chances to get on the scoreboard, they were unable to convert their five attempts at goal and instead were forced to withstand wave after wave of Colombian attacks.

All to play for in Group A

Norway's World Cup campaign is poised on edge after they played out a 0-0 draw against Switzerland. The team hasn't scored in either of the first two matches, but it could have been a different story if not for some chaos right before the match started.

Star striker Hegerberg warmed up with her teammates, was present in the team photo, and stood in the pre-match huddle before mysteriously exiting the pitch and walking back down the tunnel only moments before kickoff. A groin complaint was the reason given by the team at half-time. But Hegerberg was not the only absentee with Ingrid Engen and Caroline Graham Hansen -- who both started against New Zealand -- relegated to the bench. Though Graham Hansen was eventually substituted on for her 100th national team appearance.

The Swiss were riding high on confidence after their 2-0 victory over the Philippines and created chances, but they could not find the back of the net. Norway were similarly toothless in front of goal and the result means Group A has everything to play for heading into the final matchday of the group stage.